NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2014-041A
Russian microgravity research satellite, based on the Zenit reconsat re-entry module and the instrument unit from Yantar, making it similar to Bion M. Previous Photon missions used the Zenit instrument unit. Payload includes a number of material processing experiments and biological samples.
Launch Date: 2014-07-18
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2.1a
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 6840 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office