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Bion 4
Bion satellite. Bion 4 was launched on August 3, 1977 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Aug 22, 1977).
COSPAR 1977-074ANORAD 10172Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-936
- Common name
- Bion 4
- Payload designation
- Bion No. 4L
- Other names
- 12KS No. D15000-124:RA
- International designator
- 1977-074A
- NORAD catalog number
- 10172
- GCAT identifier
- S10172
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.367
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bion
- Owner
- IMBP
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Bion
Launch
- Date
- August 3, 1977 · 14:01 UTC
- Launch record
- 1977-074Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 215 km
- Apogee
- 392 km
- Inclination
- 62.81°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- August 22, 1977
- Last known active
- Aug 22, 1977
- End of operations
- Aug 22, 1977
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 Q25919 (CC0).