Bion-M No.1

Russian satellite with biological cargo. Bion-M No.1 was launched on April 19, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 19, 2013).

COSPAR 2013-015ANORAD 39130Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Bion-M No. 1
Common name: Bion-M No.1
Other names: 12KSM No. 1:P
International designator: 2013-015A
NORAD catalog number: 39130
GCAT identifier: S39130
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/683

Mission

Mission type: Biology
Use: Civil government
Program: Bion
Owner: Roskosmos
Country: Russia
Builder: CSDB-Progress Factory
Platform (bus): Bion-M

Launch

Date: April 19, 2013 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record: 2013-015Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1A
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 557 km
Apogee: 581 km
Inclination: 64.88°
Status: Landed
Status date: May 19, 2013
Last known active: May 19, 2013
End of operations: May 19, 2013

Size

Mass: 2,415 kg
Dry mass: 2,415 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,266 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Launched together

OSSI-1Technology · OSSI Dove-2Optical imaging · Cosmogia AIST 2Technology · SGAU BeeSat 3Space science · TU Dresden SOMPTechnology · TUB BeeSat 2Technology · TUB

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11596563 (CC0).