Bion 9 (Kosmos 2044) carried two rhesus monkeys, Zhakonya and Zabiyaka, plus rats, insects, and plant samples on a 14-day Soviet biomedical research flight from Plesetsk studying physiological adaptation to microgravity, landing safely on September 29.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 549th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 15 September 1989, 06:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Biology
- International designator
- 1989-075
- Launches in 1989
- 76th of 102
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