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Zenit-4MK 41

Launched

April 24, 1975

Launch Successful

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.

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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

81.4°Inclination
216 × 233 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
357.3°Ascending node
18803 d agoElement epoch1975-04-24 09:23 UTC · stale

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

Map of 43/3 (43L)

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

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).