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Kosmos 936

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Mission type
  
Bioscience

SATCAT no.
  
10172

Spacecraft type
  
Bion

COSPAR ID
  
1977-074A

Mission duration
  
19.5 days

Launch date
  
3 August 1977

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Operator
  
Institute of Biomedical Problems / NASA

Similar
  
Kosmos 1129, Kosmos 1514, Kosmos 1667, Kosmos 955, Prognoz

Bion 4 or Cosmos 936 (Бион 4, Космос 936) was a Bion satellite. The mission involved nine countries, including the United States, in a series of biomedical research experiments. The experiments were primarily follow-ups to the Bion 3 (Cosmos 782) flight. Scientists from the Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union and the United States conducted experiments in physics and biology on the mission. The mission ended after 19.5 days.

Details

NSSDC ID
1977-074A
Other Names
  • Biocosmos 4
  • Cosmos 936
  • 10172
  • Launch Date/Time
    1977-08-03 at 14:00:00 UTC
    On-orbit Dry Mass
    4000 kg

    References

    Kosmos 936 Wikipedia