Kosmos 2229

Kosmos 2229 / Bion 10
Mission type Bioscience
Operator Institute of Biomedical Problems
COSPAR ID 1992-095A
SATCAT № 22300
Mission duration 12 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Bion
Manufacturer TsSKB Progress
Launch mass 6,000 kilograms (13,000 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 29 December 1992, 13:30:00 (1992-12-29UTC13:30Z) UTC
Rocket Soyuz-U
Launch site Plesetsk 43/3
End of mission
Landing date 12 January 1993, 04:19 (1993-01-12UTC04:20) UTC
Landing site 50°46′N 73°08′E / 50.767°N 73.133°E / 50.767; 73.133 (Bion 10 spashdown)
Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime LEO
Eccentricity 0.01256
Perigee 215 kilometres (134 mi)
Apogee 360 kilometres (220 mi)
Inclination 62.8060º
Period 90.4 minutes
RAAN 204.7624 degrees
Argument of perigee 111.4285 degrees
Mean anomaly 250.2119 degrees
Mean motion 15.95206248
Epoch 10 January 1993,
09:52:13 UTC[2]
Revolution number 187

Bion 10 (Cosmos 2229), a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. It was part of the Bion program.

Mission

It carried two monkeys and several insects, amphibians, plants, and cell cultures. Participating scientists were from ten countries (Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, People's Republic of China, Russia, Ukraine, United States and Uzbekistan) and European Space Agency. In the planning stages this mission was named Bion '92.

The Cosmos 2229 spacecraft orbited the Earth for almost 12 days. The payload, also designated Bion 10, contained thirteen American life sciences experiments. Studies focused on bone, neuromuscular and vestibular physiology, circadian rhythms, and metabolism. Two rhesus monkeys served as experimental subjects on the mission. As on previous Cosmos biosatellite missions, the monkeys were trained to activate food and juice dispensers. In addition, they were trained to operate a foot pedal so that muscle responses could be studied in flight. For in-flight neurovestibular testing, the monkeys were trained to make hand and head movements in response to visual stimuli.

Several of the hardware elements on the biosatellite were improved for Cosmos 2229. The in-flight data recording system was enhanced, making high-quality brain and neuromuscular recordings possible. The monkey feeder system was improved, and a backup juice dispenser was available. The monkey restraint system was modified to allow more arm movement. The neurovestibular data acquisition system was updated through a joint American-Russian development effort, allowing more parameters to be recorded in flight.

Details

NSSDC ID
1992-095A[3]
Other Names
Launch Date/Time
1992-12-29 at 13:30:00 UTC
On-orbit Dry Mass
6000 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cosmos 2229. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 13 Sep 2016.
  2. ↑ Chris Peat. COSMOS 2229. Heavens Above. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ↑ "NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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