Young Scientist from Samara University Participated in Assembly and Testing Processes of the "Soyuz-2-1b" Launch Vehicle with the "Bion-2" Satellite

On August 20, 2025, at 20:13 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2-1b launch vehicle with the Bion-M No. 2 spacecraft blasted off from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

On September 19, 2025, the Bion-M No. 2 descent module landed in the steppes of the Orenburg region after 30 days in space.

The Bion-M No. 2 satellite is a Russian spacecraft designed for conducting biological and biotechnological experiments in orbital flight under conditions of microgravity and cosmic radiation. It continues the series of Bion scientific satellites created to study the effects of spaceflight on living organisms.

The assembly and testing processes of the Soyuz-2-1b launch vehicle with the Bion-2 satellite at the technical and launch complexes of the Baikonur Cosmodrome were supervised by Cand. Sci. in Engineering, doctoral student, and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Production of Flight Vehicles and Quality Management in Machine Building of Samara University, acting as a controller-instructor.

Radmir Zagidullin is also the Lead Design Engineer in the Department of Operation of Space Launch Vehicles, Mechanical-Technological, and Transport Equipment at JSC RSC Progress, where he heads the direction of developing operational documentation for experimental units of rocket and space technology.

In addition to the assembly and testing processes, Radmir Salimyanovich participated in the transportation of the Soyuz-2-1b launch vehicle with the Bion-2 satellite from the technical complex to the launch complex of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

"The assembly and testing processes of flight vehicles, including products of rocket and space technology, are traditionally subjects of research and teaching at our department. The experience of our young scientists working on the assembly and testing processes of rocket and space technology products at Russian cosmodromes is undoubtedly shared with students specializing in 'Design, Production, and Operation of Rockets and Rocket-Space Complexes'," notes Dr. Sci. in Engineering, Professor, and Head of the Department of Production of Flight Vehicles and Quality Management in Machine Building Dmitry Antipov.

"Furthermore, our department is actively involved in the transportation processes of rocket and space technology products. For example, Radmir Zagidullin developed the technology for road transportation and loading/unloading operations for the first-stage unit of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle and, in February 2025, ensured the largest road transportation of a large-sized rocket and space technology product in Russia, covering over 1100 km from Samara to the test base in the Moscow region," added Dmitry Antipov.