Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 41
Launched
April 24, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 24, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 915th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,689th orbital launch attempt. It was the 268th Voskhod flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-730, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 7 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 268th Voskhod flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 915th launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,689th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-730 · NORAD 7770 · 1975-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-035A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-24 09:23:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20779407 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013284
- Inclination
- 81.3518°
- Ascending node
- 357.2524°
- Arg. of perigee
- 325.2154°
- Mean anomaly
- 34.8207°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-730 · NORAD 7770 · landed May 6, 1975
Voskhod 41-788 Blok-I · re-entered April 29, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 414th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 41 launch?
Zenit-4MK 41 launched on April 24, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 41?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 41 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 41 reach?
Kosmos-730, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 233 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
