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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 5
Launched
September 25, 1979
Summary
Bion 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 25, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,343rd launch, 70th this year and humanity's 2,259th orbital launch attempt. It was the 170th Soyuz U flight and the 39th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1129, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 390 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 170th Soyuz U flight · 39th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,343rd launch70th this yearhumanity's 2,259th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1129 · NORAD 11536 · 1979-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-083A
- Epoch
- 1979-09-25 18:13:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90682507 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123491
- Inclination
- 62.8182°
- Ascending node
- 186.2175°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.7238°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.7429°
- 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-1129 · NORAD 11536 · landed October 14, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 193 Blok-I · re-entered October 6, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
166th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 707th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 5 launch?
Bion 5 launched on September 25, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 5?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 5 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 5 reach?
Kosmos-1129, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 390 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Bion 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).