Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 46
Launched
July 3, 1975
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 3, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 932nd launch, 46th this year and humanity's 1,716th orbital launch attempt. It was the 275th Voskhod flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-748, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 324 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 275th Voskhod flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 932nd launch46th this yearhumanity's 1,716th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-748 · NORAD 8006 · 1975-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-061A
- Epoch
- 1975-07-03 14:52:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10026146 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0106287
- Inclination
- 62.8063°
- Ascending node
- 75.9043°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.7781°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.4294°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-748 · NORAD 8006 · landed July 16, 1975
Voskhod 41-776 Blok-I · re-entered July 9, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
134th launch from 41/1, 13th this year · 425th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 46 launch?
Zenit-4MK 46 launched on July 3, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 46?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 46 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 46 reach?
Kosmos-748, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 183 × 324 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
