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Bion No. 4

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 3, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 3, 1977 · 14:01 UTCLaunch 1977-074Launch no. 1,983 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 1977, 14:01
Launch designation
1977-074
Mission
Bion No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-936
Vehicle flight ID
D 15000-113

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9361977-074ANORAD 10172Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Aug 22, 1977

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