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| Names | Bion 1 Biocosmos 1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Bioscience |
| Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems |
| COSPAR ID | 1973-083A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 6913 |
| Mission duration | 21 days, 12 hours and 47 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Bus | Zenit 12KS |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB |
| Launch mass | 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) |
| Landing mass | 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 31 October 1973, 18:24:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/3 |
| Contractor | TsSKB |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 22 November 1973, 07:12 UTC |
| Landing site | 53°29′N 65°27′E / 53.483°N 65.450°E Sarykol, Kazakhstan, USSR |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 221 km (137 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 424 km (263 mi) |
| Inclination | 62.80° |
| Period | 90.70 minutes |
Kosmos 605 or Bion 1 (Russian: Космос 605), was a Bion satellite. It was the first of eleven Bion satellites launched between 1973 and 1996.