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Bion No. 10

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 29, 1992, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 29, 1992 · 13:30 UTCLaunch 1992-095Launch no. 3,781 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 29, 1992, 13:30
Launch designation
1992-095
Mission
Bion No. 10
Flight name
Kosmos-2229
Vehicle flight ID
U 15000-033

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22291992-095ANORAD 22300Insitute of Medical-Biological ProblemsBiology2,040 kgLanded · Jan 10, 1993

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