The Rosel holding (part of Rostec) and the Roscosmos State Corporation have completed testing of the TeleScience module of the second Bion-M spacecraft. The equipment will allow collecting data in flight for research in the field of physiology, biology and biotechnology in real time.
As part of the satellite, the product successfully passed comprehensive tests. The equipment will be sent to the Baikonur Cosmodrome to prepare for launch, which is scheduled for the end of the year.
The Bion-M No. 2 satellite is planned to be launched to a height of about 800 km, which is almost twice the orbit of the ISS. The main task is to investigate problems and risks, such as radiation, that may arise when a person leaves low Earth orbit.
The TeleScience module developed by the Television Research Institute (part of Rosel) has 25 digital cameras, a control unit and five video recording units. The equipment allows you to receive commands via the onboard line of the spacecraft and transmit the accumulated video information.
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