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Cosmos 704

Cosmos 704 was launched on January 23, 1975 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Feb 6, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-005ANORAD 7617Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-704
Common name
Cosmos 704
Payload designation
Germes No. 36L
Other names
Zenit-4MK No. 36L:P,11F692 No. 780-31-776:RA
International designator
1975-005A
NORAD catalog number
7617
GCAT identifier
S07617
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.311

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Zenit-4MK
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-4MK

Launch

Date
January 23, 1975 · 11:00 UTC
Launch record
1975-005Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
203 km
Apogee
303 km
Inclination
72.86°
Status
Landed
Status date
February 6, 1975
Last known active
Feb 6, 1975
End of operations
Feb 6, 1975

Size

Mass
2,310 kg
Dry mass
2,310 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,010 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907778 (CC0).