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Bion No. 3

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 25, 1975, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 25, 1975 · 17:00 UTCLaunch 1975-110Launch no. 1,760 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 25, 1975, 17:00
Launch designation
1975-110
Mission
Bion No. 3
Flight name
Kosmos-782
Vehicle flight ID
F 15000-022

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
447 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-7821975-110ANORAD 8450Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Dec 15, 1975

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.