Bion M1

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General

Designation	39130 / 13015A
Launch date	19 Apr 2013
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Scientific: life experiment
Perigee/Apogee	575 km
Inclination	64.9°
Period
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 2 #20
Launch site	Plesetsk

Carried 45 mice, 15 geckos, eight Mongolian gerbils, 20 snails, as well as various colonies of microorganisms, plants and their seeds.

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End of life

Decay

19 May 2013

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	TsSKB Progress
Platform	Yantar
Mass at launch	6300 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array	2 deployable
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	6 months

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