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Soviet spacecraft aimed at biological experiments in space / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bion 5, or also Kosmos 1129 (in Russian: Бион 5, Космос-1129) was a Bion satellite. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries, launched on 29 September 1979, at 15:30:00 UTC. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5 days, on 14 October 1979, at 02:24 UTC. The mission had the cooperation of the Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Names | Бион 5 Космос-1129 Bion-5 Biocosmos 5 Biokosmos 5 |
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Mission type | Bioscience |
Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems |
COSPAR ID | 1979-083A |
SATCAT no. | 11536 |
Mission duration | 18.5 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Bion 5 |
Spacecraft type | Bion |
Bus | Zenit |
Manufacturer | TsSKB |
Launch mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 29 September 1979, 15:30:00 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U 11A511U (s/n Zh15000-193) |
Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 41/1[1] |
Contractor | TsSKB |
End of mission | |
Recovered by | Soviet Space Forces |
Landing date | 14 October 1979, 02:24 UTC |
Landing site | 52°17′N 65°30′E near Oktyabr'skoe, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 226 km (140 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 406 km (252 mi) |
Inclination | 62.80° |
Period | 90.50 minutes |
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