Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 43
Launched
June 3, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 3, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 923rd launch, 37th this year and humanity's 1,703rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 272nd Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-742, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 388 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 5 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
- 272nd Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 923rd launch37th this yearhumanity's 1,703rd orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-742 · NORAD 7900 · 1975-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-048A
- Epoch
- 1975-06-03 14:33:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98783396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0154454
- Inclination
- 62.6899°
- Ascending node
- 41.4635°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.5468°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.286°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-742 · NORAD 7900 · landed June 15, 1975
Voskhod 29-756 Blok-I · re-entered June 11, 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
25th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 418th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 43 launch?
Zenit-4MK 43 launched on June 3, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 43?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 43 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 43 reach?
Kosmos-742, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 388 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).