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Bion-M No. 1/Cubesats

Soyuz-2-1A launch from Baikonur (Russia) on April 19, 2013, carrying 7 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 19, 2013 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 2013-015Launch no. 5,282 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 19, 2013, 10:00
Launch designation
2013-015
Mission
Bion-M No. 1/Cubesats
Flight name
Bion-M No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
L 15000-014

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
589 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
7
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Bion-M No. 12013-015ANORAD 39130RoskosmosBiology2,415 kgLanded · May 19, 2013
OSSI 12013-015BNORAD 39131Open Source Satellite InitiativeTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 8, 2013
Dove-22013-015CNORAD 39132Cosmogia Inc.Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 30, 2026
Aist 22013-015DNORAD 39133Samara State Aerospace UniversityTechnology39 kgIn orbit
SOMP2013-015ENORAD 39134Dresden University of TechnologySpace science1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 6, 2023
BEESAT 32013-015FNORAD 39135Technical University of BerlinTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 30, 2023
BEESAT 22013-015GNORAD 39136Technical University of BerlinTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 2, 2024

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.