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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 11
Launched
December 24, 1996
Summary
Bion 11 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 1996. It was Russian Space Forces's 52nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,118th orbital launch attempt. It was the 623rd Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Bion No. 11, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 386 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 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Biology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 623rd Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearRussian Space Forces's 52nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,118th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Bion No. 11 · NORAD 24701 · 1996-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BION 11
- Object ID
- 1996-073A
- Epoch
- 1996-12-24 16:33:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91457316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0121085
- Inclination
- 62.8075°
- Ascending node
- 250.5718°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.7983°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.6431°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Bion No. 11 · NORAD 24701 · landed January 7, 1997
Soyuz-U No. 050 Blok-I · re-entered January 28, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
254th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,484th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Bion 11 launch?
Bion 11 launched on December 24, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 11?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 11 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 11 reach?
Bion No. 11, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 386 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Bion 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).