Bion 11

Russia

Launch data:

Designation 24702 / 96073A
Launch date24 Dec 1996
Launch sitePlesetsk
Launch vehicleSoyuz 11A511U
Mission Biological
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 217/379 km
Inclination 62.80°
Period 90.48 min

It carries newts, snails, Drosophila flies and other insects, bacteria, and two macaque monkeys, Lapik and Multik. Spacecraft landed 130 km north of Kustani on Jan 7, 1997. Both monkeys were safe at landing but Multik died of an heart attack during medical tests under general anaesthetic at the Institute of Biomedical Problems on January 8.

Could downlink in the 136 MHz area

End of life:

Recovered 7 Jan 1997
Lifetime15 days

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