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Bion 3
Bion satellite. Bion 3 was launched on November 25, 1975 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 15, 1975).
COSPAR 1975-110ANORAD 8450Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-782
- Common name
- Bion 3
- Payload designation
- Bion No. 3
- Other names
- 12KS No. K15000-123:RA
- International designator
- 1975-110A
- NORAD catalog number
- 8450
- GCAT identifier
- S08450
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.334
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bion
- Owner
- IMBP
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Bion
Launch
- Date
- November 25, 1975 · 17:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-110Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 216 km
- Apogee
- 380 km
- Inclination
- 62.80°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- December 15, 1975
- Last known active
- Dec 15, 1975
- End of operations
- Dec 15, 1975
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 Q25886 (CC0).