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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 3
Launched
November 25, 1975
Summary
Bion 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 25, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 968th launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 1,766th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-782, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 392 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 5 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
- 23rd Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 968th launch82nd this yearhumanity's 1,766th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-782 · NORAD 8450 · 1975-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-110A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-25 18:12:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90932246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0128143
- Inclination
- 62.7116°
- Ascending node
- 268.9682°
- Arg. of perigee
- 106.2674°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.2559°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-782 · NORAD 8450 · landed December 15, 1975
Soyuz-U No. 022 Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35th launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 451st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 3 launch?
Bion 3 launched on November 25, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 3 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 3 reach?
Kosmos-782, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 392 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Bion 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).