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The mission
Rats, turtles (Bion 1). This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1973-083; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 31 October 1973, 18:24:59 UTC
- Launch location
- 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz-U
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 22 November 1973
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos 605
Rats, turtles (Bion 1).
- GCAT ID
- S06913
- Manufacturer
- TsKBEM Filial No. 3
- Launch mass
- 2,040 kg
- Dimensions
- 6.5 m long · 2.4 m diameter · 6.5 m span
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