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Bion No. 9

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 15, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 15, 1989 · 06:30 UTCLaunch 1989-075Launch no. 3,446 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 15, 1989, 06:30
Launch designation
1989-075
Mission
Bion No. 9
Flight name
Kosmos-2044
Vehicle flight ID
T 15000-599

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20441989-075ANORAD 20242Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Sep 29, 1989

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