Bion-M No.2 (Бион-М) is a planned Russian space mission, part of the Bion-M programme focused on space medicine. The new generation Bion-M continues the Soviet/Russian Bion satellite programme aimed at biological research in space. The most recent spacecraft of the Bion-M series, Bion-M No.1, was launched in 2013. The Bion-M spacecraft are designed to carry biological, physiological and biotechnological experiments to low Earth orbit and return them to Earth at the end of the mission.[3]
| Names | Бион-М |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Biological research |
| Operator | Institute of Biomedical Problems Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Mission duration | 6 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Bion-M No.2 |
| Spacecraft type | Bion |
| Bus | Zenit (bus) Yantar (propulsion) [1] |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB Progress |
| Launch mass | 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | March 2025 (planned)[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz 2.1b |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
Satellite description
editThe satellite has components from two long-standing Soviet spy satellite families. Bion's landing unit is from the Zenit 2M satellite and the satellite also carries an instrument section developed for the Yantar satellite. The satellite was made by TsSKB Progress of Samara, Russia.[1]
Launch
editThe animal-carrying space capsule will be launched into orbit by a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan no earlier than March 2025.[2][4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Christy, Robert. "2013 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond". Zarya. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Директор ИМБП РАН подтвердил перенос запуска биоспутника "Бион-М" на 2025 год" [Director of IBMP RAS confirms the postponement of the launch of the Bion-M biosatellite to 2025]. TASS (in Russian). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Bion-M No.1 2013-015A". NASA. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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- ^ "Олег Орлов: ученые хотят проводить длительные миссии на РОС" [Oleg Orlov: scientists want to conduct long-term missions to the ROS]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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