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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulBiologyThor Delta N
Launched 1969-06-29 03:15:59 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
64th
orbital launch attempt in 1969
United States Air Force
22nd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
38 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
33m
Diameter
2.4m
Liftoff thrust
1,590kN
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