Bion-M

 2013-015A

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Bion-M No. 1, 12KSM No. L15000-01.

Launch by Soyuz-2-1a 14A14-1A No. 014. Kometa-style with Vostok sphere and Yantar/Kometa propulsion module. 6 month life, higher orbit than earlier Bion missions. It carried out a 30 day mission and returned to Earth safely, although a malfunction in orbit killed the gerbils.

Mass 6266 kg or 6840 kg (launch,NK)

Bion-M
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2013 Apr 19	1000:00	Launch by Soyuz-2-1A	KB LC31
	1009	Blok-I sep	252 x 554 x 64.9
	1613:50	OSSI-1 sep
2013 Apr 20		92.63 252 x 554 x 64.9
2013 Apr 21	0605?	Raise perigee	96.05 557 x 581 x 64.9
2013 Apr 21	0824	DOVE-2 sep
	1008	Beesat-3 sep
	1008	SOMP sep
	1008	Beesat-2 sep
	1502	AIST-2 sep
2013 Apr 30			96.06 557 x 581 x 64.9
2013 May 14			96.05 558 x 580 x 64.9
2013 May 14	0350?	Lower peri	95.14 471 x 579 x 64.9
2013 May 18			95.14 471 x 579 x 64.9
2013 May 19
	0226	Deorbit 6:21
	0232	DO CO
	0232	D+19 PAO sep
	0256	Entry	62? x 499 x 65.9
	0301	Chute at 9 km
	0312	Landing 82 km N Orenburg near 52.5N 55.2E

Payload:

• Life sciences payload:

• Kontur-BM (45 mice) (IMBP/)

• MLZH-01: 8 mongolian gerbils, 15 geckos, snails. (IMBP/)

• FRAGMENTER: 40 bio microorganism containers (IMBP/)

• BIOKONT-B: microorganisms (TsNIIMash/)

• BLEKA Protein crystal growth (TsENKI-NIISK/)

• BIOIMPEDANS Cell culture bioimpedance (SGAU/)

• GRAVITON microgravity accelerometers (SGAU/)

• RIBES micrograv study of polymer materials (KAIZER-ITALIA/)

• OMEGAHAB (DLR/KT/IMBP/) Fish and algae