Key statistics
Satellite BION-M 02 at a glance.
Uptime
25
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
95.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BION-M 02.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BION-M 02
International designator: 2025-181A
Object number (NORAD): 65265
Object ID (CCSDS): 65265
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 90.848 minutes
Inclination: 95.5069 deg
SMA: 6694.282 km
Apoapsis: 485.842 km
Periapsis: 146.452 km
RAAN: 326.2962 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02534922
Argument of periapsis: 68.0839 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.7176 deg
Mean motion: 15.85063796 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.01459314 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018977019 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 13, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 12, 2025, 6:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BION-M 02
TLE line 1: 1 65265U 25181A 25255.78591924 .01459314 11254-5 18977-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 65265 95.5069 326.2962 0253492 68.0839 294.7176 15.85063796 3637
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BION-M 02.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Bion-M is the next generation of Russian biological research satellites. While retaining the Vostok/Zenit-derived reentry module of the earlier Bion, the propulsion module has been replace by a Yantar type module, which provides maneuvering capabilities and longer mission support. The mission duration has been increased to up to 6 months by using solar cells for energy generation. The weight of scientific equipment has been increased by 100 kilograms.
BION-M 02 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz 2.1b | Bion-M No. 2’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 20, 2025, 5:13 p.m. from 31/6.
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Soyuz 2.1b | Bion-M No. 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 20, 2025, 5:13 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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