Bion-M No.2

Planned Russian space mission. Bion-M No.2 was launched on August 20, 2025 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 19, 2025).

COSPAR 2025-181ANORAD 65265Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Bion-M No. 2
Common name: Bion-M No.2
International designator: 2025-181A
NORAD catalog number: 65265
GCAT identifier: S65265

Mission

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

Launch

Date: August 20, 2025 · 17:13 UTC
Launch record: 2025-181Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1B
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 191 km
Apogee: 347 km
Inclination: 96.93°
Status: Landed
Status date: September 19, 2025
Last known active: Sep 19, 2025
End of operations: Sep 19, 2025

Size

Mass: 2,500 kg
Dry mass: 2,400 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,500 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q106770713 (CC0).