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1966 · United States Air Force

Biosat 1

successThor Delta G | Biosat 1

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.

Overview

Date / time
December 14, 1966 at 07:20 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Biosat 1
Mission type
Biology
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta G →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

BIOSAT 1
LEO