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Cosmos 757

Cosmos 757 was launched on August 27, 1975 aboard a Voskhod 11A57 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 9, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-078ANORAD 8147Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-757
Common name
Cosmos 757
Payload designation
Germes No. 47L
Other names
Zenit-4MK No. 47L:P,11F692 No. 760-41-787:RA
International designator
1975-078A
NORAD catalog number
8147
GCAT identifier
S08147
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.326

Mission

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

Launch

Date
August 27, 1975 · 14:45 UTC
Launch record
1975-078Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
166 km
Apogee
308 km
Inclination
62.83°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 9, 1975
Last known active
Sep 9, 1975
End of operations
Sep 9, 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 Q13566909 (CC0).