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:

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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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)