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Bion 1
Satellite. Bion 1 was launched on October 31, 1973 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 22, 1973).
COSPAR 1973-083ANORAD 6913Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-605
- Common name
- Bion 1
- Payload designation
- Bion No. 1
- Other names
- 12KS No. M15000-121:RA
- International designator
- 1973-083A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6913
- GCAT identifier
- S06913
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.285
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bion
- Owner
- IMBP
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- TsKBEM Filial No. 3
- Platform (bus)
- Bion
Launch
- Date
- October 31, 1973 · 18:24 UTC
- Launch record
- 1973-083Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 212 km
- Apogee
- 397 km
- Inclination
- 62.81°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- November 22, 1973
- Last known active
- Nov 22, 1973
- End of operations
- Nov 22, 1973
Size
- Mass
- 2,040 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,040 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 5,450 kg
- Length
- 6.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.40 m
- Span
- 6.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25323 (CC0).