Bion 11

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Bion 11 was a Russian space mission that was part of the Bion series of space flights. It carried newts, snails, Drosophila flies and other insects, bacteria, and two macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Lapik and Multik. Both monkeys were safe at landing but Multik died of a heart attack during medical tests under general anaesthetic on January 8, 1997.

[edit] Details

• Launch date: December 24, 1996.
• Launch Site: Plesetsk.
• Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U.
• Perigee: 216 km.
• Apogee: 375 km.
• Inclination: 62.8 deg.
• Duration: 14.00 days.

[edit] References

• Bion Experiment Profile, Payload profile: Bion 11

Bion satellites
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)