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| Names | Bion 6 Biocosmos 6 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Bioscience |
| Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems |
| COSPAR ID | 1983-121A |
| SATCAT no. | 14549 |
| Mission duration | 4 days, 21 hours and 48 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Bus | Zenit 12KS |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB |
| Launch mass | 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 December 1983, 07:00:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 41/1 |
| Contractor | TsSKB |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | Soviet Space Forces |
| Landing date | 19 December 1983, 04:48 UTC |
| Landing site | 52°42′N 62°48′E / 52.700°N 62.800°E Rudny, Kazakhstan, USSR |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 226 km (140 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 288 km (179 mi) |
| Inclination | 82.30° |
| Period | 89.30 min |
Kosmos 1514 or Bion 6 (in Russian: Космос 1514, Бион 6) was a biomedical research mission that was launched on 14 December 1983, at 07:00:00 UTC. It was part of the Bion programme.