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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 1
Launched
October 31, 1973
Summary
Bion 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 31, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 781st launch, 69th this year and humanity's 1,512th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Soyuz U flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-605, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 404 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Biology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Soyuz U flightSoviet Space Program's 781st launch69th this yearhumanity's 1,512th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-605 · NORAD 6913 · 1973-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-083A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-31 19:37:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89616108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140049
- Inclination
- 62.7962°
- Ascending node
- 266.1429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 115.4327°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.1335°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-605 · NORAD 6913 · landed November 22, 1973
Soyuz-U No. 004 Blok-I · re-entered November 28, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 322nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 1 launch?
Bion 1 launched on October 31, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 1 reach?
Kosmos-605, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 404 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Bion 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).