Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 1
Launched
May 30, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M/NKh 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 30, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 921st launch, 35th this year and humanity's 1,701st orbital launch attempt. It was the 271st Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-741, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 240 km orbit inclined 81.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 271st Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 921st launch35th this yearhumanity's 1,701st orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-741 · NORAD 7877 · 1975-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-047A
- Epoch
- 1975-05-30 08:03:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20158276 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020561
- Inclination
- 81.3477°
- Ascending node
- 12.7112°
- Arg. of perigee
- 246.6875°
- Mean anomaly
- 113.2192°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00037679
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-741 · NORAD 7877 · landed June 11, 1975
Voskhod 16-215 Blok-I · re-entered June 5, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24th launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 417th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M/NKh 1 launch?
Zenit-2M/NKh 1 launched on May 30, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M/NKh 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M/NKh 1?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M/NKh 1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2M/NKh 1 reach?
Kosmos-741, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 240 km orbit inclined 81.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M/NKh 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).