United States Air ForceThor Delta GSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Biosat 2
Launched
September 7, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
Biosat 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta G from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 7, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 415th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 741st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Delta G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Biosatellite 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 327 km orbit inclined 33.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta G · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Biology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor Delta G flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 415th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 741st orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Biosatellite 2 · NORAD 2935 · 1967-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-083A
- Epoch
- 1967-09-08 21:46:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87878154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017691
- Inclination
- 33.4741°
- Ascending node
- 105.3171°
- Arg. of perigee
- 31.4805°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.689°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Biosatellite 2 · NORAD 2935 · re-entered October 4, 1967
Delta 51 · re-entered January 19, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 208th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Biosat 2 launch?
Biosat 2 launched on September 7, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Biosat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Biosat 2?
Thor Delta G, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta G spec sheet
Where did Biosat 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Biosat 2 reach?
Biosatellite 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 327 km orbit inclined 33.5°.
How many satellites did Biosat 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).