Kosmos 1129


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.

Mission

Organisms studied included:

Details

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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