Kosmos 1667
A Bion spacecraft | |
| Names | Bion 7 Biocosmos 7 Biokosmos 7 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Bioscience |
| Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems |
| COSPAR ID | 1985-059A |
| SATCAT no. | 15891 |
| Mission duration | 7 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Bion 7 |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB |
| Launch mass | 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 July 1985, 03:15:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U 11A511U s/n B15000-453 |
| Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 41/1 |
| Contractor | TsSKB |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | Soviet Space Forces |
| Landing date | 17 July 1985, 00:00 UTC |
| Landing site | Kazakhstan, Soviet Union |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 222 km (138 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 297 km (185 mi) |
| Inclination | 82.30° |
| Period | 90.00 minutes |
Kosmos 1667 (Russian: Космос 1667 meaning Kosmos 1667), or Bion 7 was a 1985 biomedical research mission satellite involving scientists from nine countries. It was part of the Bion program. This mission was the scientific participation of nine countries (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union and United States).