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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 4
Launched
August 3, 1977
Summary
Bion 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 3, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,140th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 1,990th orbital launch attempt. It was the 71st Soyuz U flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-936, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 404 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 4 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
- 71st Soyuz U flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,140th launch60th this yearhumanity's 1,990th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-936 · NORAD 10172 · 1977-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-074A
- Epoch
- 1977-08-03 16:43:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.88308239 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0135124
- Inclination
- 62.8143°
- Ascending node
- 112.057°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.9092°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.2183°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-936 · NORAD 10172 · landed August 22, 1977
Soyuz-U No. 113 Blok-I · re-entered August 28, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64th launch from 43/3 (43L), 10th this year · 566th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 4 launch?
Bion 4 launched on August 3, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 4 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 4 reach?
Kosmos-936, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 404 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Bion 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).