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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 10
Launched
December 29, 1992
Summary
Bion 10 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 29, 1992. It was Russian Space Forces's 18th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 3,785th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2229, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 383 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Biology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 5th this yearRussian Space Forces's 18th launch18th this yearhumanity's 3,785th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2229 · NORAD 22300 · 1992-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-095A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-29 20:44:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9208008 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118254
- Inclination
- 62.8065°
- Ascending node
- 249.6965°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.5332°
- Mean anomaly
- 250.5939°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.00051896
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2229 · NORAD 22300 · landed January 10, 1993
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 033 Blok-I · re-entered January 16, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
193rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 9th this year · 1,414th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 10 launch?
Bion 10 launched on December 29, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 10?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Bion 10 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 10 reach?
Kosmos-2229, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 383 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Bion 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).