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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Bion 9
Launched
September 15, 1989
Summary
Bion 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 15, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,297th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 3,450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 549th Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2044, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 274 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 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
- 549th Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,297th launch56th this yearhumanity's 3,450th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2044 · NORAD 20242 · 1989-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-075A
- Epoch
- 1989-09-15 07:48:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13591878 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004568
- Inclination
- 82.3305°
- Ascending node
- 118.1412°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.6494°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.6418°
- 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-2044 · NORAD 20242 · landed September 29, 1989
Soyuz-U No. 599 Blok-I · re-entered September 18, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 1,284th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Bion 9 launch?
Bion 9 launched on September 15, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bion 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bion 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Bion 9 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Bion 9 reach?
Kosmos-2044, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 274 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Bion 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).