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Bion No. 5

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 25, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 25, 1979 · 15:30 UTCLaunch 1979-083Launch no. 2,252 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 25, 1979, 15:30
Launch designation
1979-083
Mission
Bion No. 5
Flight name
Kosmos-1129
Vehicle flight ID
Zh15000-193

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11291979-083ANORAD 11536Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Oct 14, 1979

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