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Entry no.
1975-0169

COSMOS 740

COSMOS 740 (NORAD 7821) landed on 10 June 1975, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7821
International designator
1975-046A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 May 1975Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
10 Jun 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK
Programme
Zenit-4MK

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1975-046
1975-0159SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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