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 (Wistar rat)^[1]
• Coturnix coturnix (Japanese quail)
• Daucus carota (carrot)

NSSDC ID

1979-083A

Other Names

• Biocosmos 5
• Cosmos 1129
• 11536

Launch Date/Time

1979-09-25 at 15:30:00 UTC

On-orbit Dry Mass

6000 kg

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://lis.arc.nasa.gov/lis/Programs/Cosmos/Cosmos_1129/Cosmos_1129.html

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)