Status
Success
Cosmos 2044
Launch Time
Fri Sep 15, 1989 06:30 UTC
Fri Sep 15, 1989 06:30 UTC
Last orbital flight from the Site 41/1.
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2044
The Bion satellites are built on the basis of the Zenit satellites, themselves derived from the Vostok spacecraft.
Bion has a mass of 6t, can carry 625kg of equipment, and has an operational life in orbit of thirty days. A Bion satellite can be broken down into three parts: the Drop Compartment, the Descent Compartment (SA) and the Instrument Compartment.
Only the SA Compartment is capable of returning to Earth. It contains most of the scientific payload. It is shaped like a sphere 2,3 m in diameter and has two hatches 1,2 m in diameter.
The Instrument Compartment is cylindrical in shape and has a mass of 500kg. It has a diameter of 2m and a length of 50cm. It also contains scientific experiments.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,200.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1989
76th orbital launch attempt
Soyuz U
595th mission
32nd mission of 1989
578th successful mission
39th consecutive successful mission