Kosmos 1667
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 A Bion satellite | |
| Mission type | Bioscience |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1985-059A |
| SATCAT № | 15891 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Launch mass | 5,700 kilograms (12,600 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 July 1985, 03:15 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 17 July 1985 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.005649717524647713 |
| Perigee | 222.0 kilometres (137.9 mi) |
| Apogee | 297.0 kilometres (184.5 mi) |
| Inclination | 82.30000305175781 degrees |
| Period | 90.0 minutes |
Pleurodeles waltl, the species of newt which orbited the Earth on Kosmos 1667
Kosmos 1667 (Russian: Космос 1667 meaning Cosmos 1667), or Bion No.7 was a biomedical research mission satellite involving scientists from nine countries. It was part of the Bion program.
It carried two rhesus macaques named Gordyy and Oomka[1] (or Verny and Gordy), ten male rats, and ten newts. The monkey research focused on vestibular and blood flow investigations as well as radiation effects. The newts had part of their front limbs amputated and their crystalline lenses removed to study the possible rate of human recovery from injuries incurred in space. A biocalorimeter monitored energy exchange during the emergence of flies from nymphs; 1500 drosophila flies were carried for this purpose. The payload also included maize seeds, crocuses, and guppies in an aquarium. The mission was recovered after seven days.[1]
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