NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1978-092A
Cosmos 1042 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellite lanuched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. The spacecraft was maneuverable.
Launch Date: 1978-10-06
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 6000 kg
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