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SuccessBiosat 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Dec 14, 1966, 19:20 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Dec 14, 1966, 19:20 UTC – Wednesday, Dec 14, 1966, 19:20 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Biosat 1
Type
Biology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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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