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Thor Delta G | Biosat 2

September 7, 1967 at 10:04 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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September 7, 1967 at 10:04 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Thor Delta G

Thor · Delta G

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

2

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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