Kosmos 782 (Bion 3), a Soviet biomedical research satellite carrying rats, insects, and other specimens, with the first U.S. participation in the Cosmos biology program. Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 43/3 flew a ~19-day life-sciences mission with an onboard centrifuge.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 23rd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 25 November 1975, 17:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Biology
- International designator
- 1975-110
- Launches in 1975
- 115th of 132
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