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Bion No. 6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 14, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 14, 1983 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1983-121Launch no. 2,763 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 14, 1983, 07:00
Launch designation
1983-121
Mission
Bion No. 6
Flight name
Kosmos-1514
Vehicle flight ID
Yu15000-371

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15141983-121ANORAD 14549Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Dec 19, 1983

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