Bion-M recoverable biological research spacecraft
Bion-M is Russia's recoverable biosatellite family for long-duration studies of biological systems and materials in the space environment. The program carries animal, plant, microbial, cellular, and radiation experiments and returns the research capsule to Earth for post-flight analysis.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Bion-M biosatellite
- Family Name
- Bion-M
- Full Name
- Bion-M recoverable biological research spacecraft
- Roles
- research
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Bion-M is Russia's recoverable biosatellite family for long-duration studies of biological systems and materials in the space environment. The program carries animal, plant, microbial, cellular, and radiation experiments and returns the research capsule to Earth for post-flight analysis.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 19:13:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 19:13:11 UTC
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