Kosmos 2542

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 25 Nov 2019, 05:52 pm UTC

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1v (Soyuz)

Provider: Russian Space Forces

Type: Government/Top Secret

Orbit: Polar Orbit

Pad: 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

This is a military inspector satellite, capable of monitoring other satellites in orbit. Its payload also allows for Earth observation activities.