Kosmos-2543 beside Kosmos-2542
An object of Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics came up beside an object of Topographics Service of the Russian Armed Froces, as its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Dec 6, 2019
- to Dec 9, 2019
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
The one that moved
Kosmos-2543
Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics, RU
44835 · 2019-079 · launched Nov 25, 2019
The one it came up to
Kosmos-2542
Topographics Service of the Russian Armed Froces, RU
44797 · 2019-079 · launched Nov 25, 2019
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- Dec 6, 2019 to Dec 9, 2019
- Same planeDec 6, 2019
- deployed from Kosmos 2542 on 6 December 2019
- BesideDec 6, 2019 to Dec 9, 2019
- station-keeping with 2542 (2019 Dec 6-9)
- LeftDec 9, 2019
- station-keeping with 2542 (2019 Dec 6-9)
The detector was not yet running: it reads low Earth orbit since April 2026 and the geostationary belt since October 2026.
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
| Said on | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2025 | Analyst | Jonathan McDowell, "Nivelir" timeline, planet4589.org |