Kosmos 1129
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Conception of Bion 5 in orbit. | |
| Mission type | Bioscience |
|---|---|
| Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems / NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1979-083A |
| SATCAT no. | 11536 |
| Mission duration | 18.5 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB |
| Launch mass | 6,000 kilograms (13,000 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 September 1979, 15:30:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 14 October 1979, 02:24 UTC |
| Landing site |
52°17′N 65°30′E / 52.283°N 65.500°E near Oktyabr'skoe, Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | LEO |
| Eccentricity | 0.0100841[1] |
| Perigee | 210 kilometres (130 mi) |
| Apogee | 345 kilometres (214 mi) |
| Inclination | 62.8069º |
| Period | 90.5 minutes |
| RAAN | 115.0675 degrees |
| Argument of perigee | 115.1822 degrees |
| Mean anomaly | 246.0892 degrees |
| Mean motion | 15.98830795 |
| Epoch | 14 October 1979, 00:02:58 UTC |
| Revolution no. | 292 |
Bion 5, or also Cosmos 1129 (in Russian: Бион 5, Космос-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. The mission had the cooperation of the former Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the United States.
Mission
Organisms studied included:
- Rattus norvegicus (Wistar rat)[2]
- Coturnix coturnix (Japanese quail)
- Daucus carota (carrot)
Objectives
Bion 5 mission consisted of various biological studies, including the first mammalian reproduction attempts (rats) in space, which ended up not succeeding. Experiences NASA were designed to study the effects of radiation on mice, quail embryos and some plant specimens.
Studies on the effect of microgravity were also performed on the muscles and bones of rats and avian embryogenesis was studied in space. the effects of microgravity on plant tissues were investigated using carrots and carrot cancerous tissue to study the effects of space flight on the growth and development of plants. As in the previous mission, 30 rats for the species Rattus norvegicus were sent physiological studies; Seven additional rats were used in embryological experiments.
Details
- NSSDC ID
- 1979-083A
- Other Names
- Launch Date/Time
- 1979-09-25 at 15:30:00 UTC
- On-orbit Dry Mass
- 6000 kg
See also
References
- ↑ Chris Peat. COSMOS 1129. Heavens Above. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ NASA Contractor Report 3922(27), USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, Issue 23