Bion 5
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Bion 5 (Cosmos 1129) was a Bion satellite. It was a biomedical research mission involving scientists from nine countries. Among the experiments was the first attempt to breed mammals in space, which proved unsuccessful. The mission ended after 18.5 days.
Organisms studied included:
- Rattus norvegicus (rat)
- Coturnix coturnix (Japanese quail)
- Daucus carota (carrot)
- NSSDC ID
- 1979-083A
- Other Names
- Launch Date/Time
- 1979-09-25 at 15:30:00 UTC
- On-orbit Dry Mass
- 6000 kg
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Cosmos 110 | Bion 1 (605) | Bion 2 (690) | Bion 3 (782) | Bion 4 (936) | Bion 5 (1129) | Bion 6 (1514) | Bion 7 (1667) | Bion 8 (1887) | Bion 9 (2044) | Bion 10 (2229) | Bion 11 (Cosmos number in brackets) |
