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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 8
Launched
September 29, 1987
Summary
Bion 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,123rd launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 3,226th orbital launch attempt. It was the 484th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1887, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 392 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 6 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
- 484th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,123rd launch73rd this yearhumanity's 3,226th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1887 · NORAD 18380 · 1987-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-083A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-29 12:32:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90241441 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012493
- Inclination
- 62.8664°
- Ascending node
- 150.4509°
- Arg. of perigee
- 113.5839°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.8482°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1887 · NORAD 18380 · landed October 12, 1987
Soyuz-U No. 543 Blok-I · re-entered October 19, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
291st launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 1,190th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 8 launch?
Bion 8 launched on September 29, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 8 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 8 reach?
Kosmos-1887, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 392 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Bion 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).