United States Air Force
Biosat 1
Thor Delta G
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, December 14, 1966 · 19:20 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Biology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Thor Delta G
Variant: Delta G
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.447° N, 80.565° W
34
Pad Launches
192
Location Launches
370
Agency Launches
126
Orbital This Year