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Cosmos 741

Cosmos 741 was launched on May 30, 1975 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 11, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-047ANORAD 7877Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-741
Common name
Cosmos 741
Payload designation
Gektor-Priroda No. 65L
Other names
Zenit-2M NKh No. 65L:P,11F690 No. 770-16-215:RA
International designator
1975-047A
NORAD catalog number
7877
GCAT identifier
S07877
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.322

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Gektor-Priroda
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-2M

Launch

Date
May 30, 1975 · 06:45 UTC
Launch record
1975-047Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
206 km
Apogee
229 km
Inclination
81.33°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 11, 1975
Last known active
Jun 11, 1975
End of operations
Jun 11, 1975

Size

Mass
2,200 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,030 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753978 (CC0).