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Bion 9
Bion satellite. Bion 9 was launched on September 15, 1989 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 29, 1989).
COSPAR 1989-075ANORAD 20242Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-2044
- Common name
- Bion 9
- Payload designation
- Bion No. 9
- Other names
- 12KS No. E15000-09:RA
- International designator
- 1989-075A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20242
- GCAT identifier
- S20242
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/211
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bion
- Owner
- IMBP
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Bion
Launch
- Date
- September 15, 1989 · 06:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1989-075Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC41/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 204 km
- Apogee
- 261 km
- Inclination
- 82.33°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- September 29, 1989
- Last known active
- Sep 28, 1989
- End of operations
- Sep 28, 1989
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 Q26031 (CC0).