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Cosmos 730

Cosmos 730 was launched on April 24, 1975 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 6, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-035ANORAD 7770Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-730
Common name
Cosmos 730
Payload designation
Germes No. 48L
Other names
Zenit-4MK No. 48L:P,11F692 No. 760-41-788:RA
International designator
1975-035A
NORAD catalog number
7770
GCAT identifier
S07770
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.318

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 24, 1975 · 08:04 UTC
Launch record
1975-035Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
208 km
Apogee
231 km
Inclination
81.33°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 6, 1975
Last known active
May 6, 1975
End of operations
May 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 Q12907787 (CC0).