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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 7
Launched
July 10, 1985
Summary
Bion 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 10, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,904th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 2,964th orbital launch attempt. It was the 408th Soyuz U flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1667, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 273 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 3 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
- 408th Soyuz U flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,904th launch48th this yearhumanity's 2,964th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1667 · NORAD 15891 · 1985-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-059A
- Epoch
- 1985-07-10 04:33:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13238996 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042119
- Inclination
- 82.3501°
- Ascending node
- 3.2756°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.0746°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.9214°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1667 · NORAD 15891 · landed July 17, 1985
Soyuz-U No. 453 Blok-I · re-entered July 19, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
269th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 1,061st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 7 launch?
Bion 7 launched on July 10, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 7 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 7 reach?
Kosmos-1667, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 273 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did Bion 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).