Kosmos 740 (Zenit-4MK #42, Germes #42), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the GRU. Voskhod from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in LEO for a short optical imaging mission with a recoverable film capsule.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 270th
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 28 May 1975, 07:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1975-046
- Launches in 1975
- 49th of 132
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