Soviet Space Program
Bion 8
Soyuz U
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, September 29, 1987 · 12:49 UTC
Mission
/01Biological research satellite carrying live organisms
Mission Type
Biology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz U
Launch Pad
41/1
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.941° N, 40.527° E
291
Pad Launches
1190
Location Launches
2123
Agency Launches
87
Orbital This Year