Back Bion (peyk) AZ Бион (програма) Bulgarian Program Bion Czech Bion (Satellit) German Programa Bion Spanish Bion Programa EU Bion (satelliitti) Finnish Programme Bion French Bion GL ביון (סדרת לוויינים) HE
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Bion_spacecraft_original.jpg) A Bion spacecraft, on display | |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB Progress |
|---|---|
| Designer | OKB-1 |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union Russia |
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| Applications | Bioscience |
| Specifications | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Design life | 5-22 days |
| Production | |
| Status | Retired (Bion-M in service) |
| Launched | 11 |
| Maiden launch | Kosmos 605 31 October 1973 |
| Last launch | Bion No.11 24 December 1996 |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derived from | Vostok Voskhod Zenit |
| Derivatives | Bion-M |
| Configuration | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Biocosmos.jpg) An artist's concept of a Bion satellite in orbit | |
The Bion satellites (Russian: Бион), also named Biocosmos,[1] is a series of Soviet (later Russian) biosatellites focused on space medicine.
- ^ "Display: Bion 2 1974-080A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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