NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Bion-M n°01

Launch Time
Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:00 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1a
Image Credit: Roscosmos
Roscosmos
Status: Active
Price: $17.42 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 51.38 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 15.59 m

Mission Details

Bion-M n°01

The Bion satellites are built on the basis of the Zenit satellites, themselves derived from the Vostok spacecraft.

Bion has a mass of 6t, can carry 625kg of equipment, and has an operational life in orbit of thirty days. A Bion satellite can be broken down into three parts: the Drop Compartment, the Descent Compartment (SA), and the Instrument Compartment.

Only the SA Compartment is capable of returning to Earth. It contains most of the scientific payload. It is shaped like a sphere 2,3 m in diameter and has two hatches 1,2 m in diameter.

The Instrument Compartment is cylindrical in shape and has a mass of 500kg. It has a diameter of 2m and a length of 50cm. It also contains scientific experiments.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,266.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

2013

16th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz 2.1a

15th mission
2nd mission of 2013
14th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission