Also called Bion 10
Launch data:
| Designation | 22300 / 92095A |
| Launch date | 29 Dec 1992 |
| Launch site | Pl, LC-43/3 |
| Launch vehicle: | Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
| Mission | Biological sat. |
| Satellite type | Bion #10 |
| Earth orbit on: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 216 / 372 km |
| Inclination | 62,81° |
| Period | 90.27 min |
Spacecraft data:
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| Mass at launch | 6000 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
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Decay:
| Recovery date: | 10 Jan 1993 |
| Lifetime: | 12,00 days |
Mission details:
Biological research; carried Rhesus monkeys Ivasha and Krosh.
International study of the adaptation of living organisms to conditions of space flight. After 12
days in Earth orbit, the capsule was recovered 50 deg 46 min N, 73 deg 08 min E, about 100 kilometers
north of the city of Karaganda. Cosmos 2229 was the eighth consecutive mission in the series of joint
U.S./USSR experiments. Cosmos 2229 was an international venture, accommodating experiments conducted
by scientists from Russia, the U.S., Germany, France, Canada, China, the Netherlands, Lithuania,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and the European Space Agency (ESA). One of the main objectives of the mission
was to conduct experiments within ESA's Biobox facility, a fully automated programmable incubator for
research in gravitatonal biology. Several experiments were also conducted outside the Biobox facility.
The biosatellite carried two rhesus monkeys, as well as several simpler organisms as experimental
subjects. Thirteen of the life sciences experiments that used the monkeys as experimental subjects
were sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Center. The experiments were designed to study various
biological systems likely to be affected by the space environment. Bone and muscle are used by
terrestrial organisms to maintain their body positions relative to gravity. The near absence of
gravity during spaceflight has been found to cause significant changes in these body components in
both monkeys and humans. To gather further data in this area, Cosmos 2229 experiments studied bone
strength, density, and structure, bone biochemistry, calcium metabolism and neuromuscular function.
Experiments on previous Cosmos and several Spacelab missions have also indicated that the neurovestibular
system is affected by microgravity. Since the ability to perform coordinated movements is crucially
important for astronaut crews, neurovestibular studies in space are a high priority. Three of the
investigations on Cosmos 2229 were in this area. Immune and metabolic changes were also studied, as
well as the way that circadian rhythms of brain, skin and body temperature respond to spaceflight.
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