Bion-M No.2
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 | Q4 2023 (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
The 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
The animal-carrying space capsule will be launched into orbit in late 2023, by a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.[2][4]
References
- Christy, Robert. "2013 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond". Zarya. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- "Орбита биологического спутника "Бион-М" №2 может быть изменена" [The orbit of the biological satellite "Bion-M" No. 2 can be changed]. TASS (in Russian). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "Bion-M No.1 2013-015A". NASA. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "France signs contract to join Russia's Bion-M2 bio-satellite project". TASS. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
The Bion-M2 spacecraft, designed and manufactured by the Progress Rocket Space Center, is expected to be launched from Baikonur atop the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket.