Launch Date
August 20, 2025
Launch Site
TTMTR
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
65265
International Designator
2025-181A
Decay Date
9/23/2025
Name
BION-M 02
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
FKA
Country
USSR/Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
6.5
Diameter
2.4
Span
6.5
Dry Mass
2400
Launch Mass
2500
Shape
Sphere + Cone+ 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Bion-M No. 2
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
PROGT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Bion-M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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