Bion-M 1

Russia

Spacecraft nr:

Russian spacecraft nr:


Launch data:

Designation 39130 / 13015A
Launch date 19 April 2013 - 10:00 UT
Launch site Baik, LC-31/6
Launch vehicle  Soyuz-2-1A
Spacecraft type 12KSM nr. 1
Mission Life Science
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min

Launched together with: AIST 2 - Dove 2 - BeeSat 2 - BeeSat 3 - SOMP - OSSI 1


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer 
Platform Yantar Bus
Operator 
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

End of live:

Recuperation date:  19 May 2013 - 03:12 UT
Lifetime: 29.7 days


Description:



Engineers prepare the Bion spacecraft and secondary payloads for launch. Credit: Roscosmos

A view inside the Bion capsule showing animal habitats. Credit: Roscosmos




Mission details:


Ref.: #7(JR676,679), #12, #228 - update: 14.09.13 Home