Mission record

Thor Delta N | Biosat 3

Thor Delta N· Space Launch Complex 17A· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Biology
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 29 Jun 1969 03:15:59 GMT
Orbital launch #
#983 ever

Mission

The objectives of the Biosatellite, a.k.a. Biosat, Bios (Biological Satellite), were to determine the biological effects of the space environment upon daily rhythms of living organisms and to obtain and analyze available data on the performance in orbit of life support, altitude control, and other spacecraft systems, including instrumentation for recording biological data.

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