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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 6
Launched
December 14, 1983
Summary
Bion 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,753rd launch, 94th this year and humanity's 2,769th orbital launch attempt. It was the 350th Soyuz U flight and the 41st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1514, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 300 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 2 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
- 350th Soyuz U flight · 41st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,753rd launch94th this yearhumanity's 2,769th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1514 · NORAD 14549 · 1983-121 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-121A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-14 06:49:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.068798 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057168
- Inclination
- 82.318°
- Ascending node
- 213.8598°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.3421°
- Mean anomaly
- 241.3588°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1514 · NORAD 14549 · landed December 19, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 371 Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
247th launch from 41/1, 18th this year · 966th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 6 launch?
Bion 6 launched on December 14, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 6 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 6 reach?
Kosmos-1514, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 300 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Bion 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).