Kosmos 725

Soviet radar calibration target satellite. Kosmos 725 was launched on April 8, 1975 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 6, 1976).

COSPAR 1975-026ANORAD 7730Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-725
Common name: Kosmos 725
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 77L
International designator: 1975-026A
NORAD catalog number: 7730
GCAT identifier: S07730
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.315

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-Yu A
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: April 8, 1975 · 18:29 UTC
Launch record: 1975-026Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 267 km
Apogee: 467 km
Inclination: 70.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 6, 1976
Last known active: Jan 2, 1976
End of operations: Jan 2, 1976

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53617 (CC0).