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Foton-M2
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| Operator | ESA |
|---|---|
| Launch date | 2005-06-20 14:00 CET |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan |
| Mission duration | 16 days[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-020A[2] |
| Mass | Instruments: 385 kg Total:600 kg |
| Instruments | |
| Main instruments | 39 experiments |
The Foton-M2 was a space mission aboard an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft carrying a mainly European payload by the European Space Agency(ESA). It was placed into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-U launcher on 20 June 2005 at 14:00 Central European Time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan by the Russian Space Agency (RKA). The Foton-M2 mission is the second attempt of almost the entire Foton-M1 experiment program which was lost due to launcher failure on 15 October 2002.
The 385 kg of experiments payload (out of the overall payload of 600 kg), consists of 39 experiments in fluid physics, biology, material science,meteoritics, radiation dosimetry and exobiology. Some of the experiments were designed by the ESA’s student program.
One notable experiment tested the ability of lichen to survive in the harsh conditions of space (albeit in low-Earth orbit). It was successful, as the lichen survived over 14 days of exposure to space.
[edit]References
- ^ "European experiments back on Earth with successful conclusion of Foton-M2 mission". ESA. 16 June 2005.
- ^ "SPACEWARN Bulletin, SPX-619". NASA.
[edit]External links
- ESA
- Russian Space Agency in Russian
- ESA: Lichen survives in Space
- Soyuz space mission launched carrying 39 experiments
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