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Entry no.
1975-0176
COSMOS 742
COSMOS 742 (NORAD 7900) landed on 15 June 1975, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7900
International designator
1975-048A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Jun 1975Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Jun 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,310 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MK?
Programme
Zenit-4MK
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 15 Jun 1975
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1975-048
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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