United States Air ForceThor Delta NSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Biosat 3
Launched
June 29, 1969
Image: NASA
Summary
Biosat 3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta N from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 29, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 496th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 983rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Delta N flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Biosatellite 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 370 × 392 km orbit inclined 33.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta N · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Biology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Delta N flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 496th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 983rd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Biosatellite 3 · NORAD 4000 · 1969-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-056A
- Epoch
- 1969-06-29 04:21:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.64778707 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001587
- Inclination
- 33.5492°
- Ascending node
- 121.1786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.6363°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.3135°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Biosatellite 3 · NORAD 4000 · re-entered January 20, 1970
Delta 70 · re-entered December 1, 1969
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 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 237th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Biosat 3 launch?
Biosat 3 launched on June 29, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Biosat 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Biosat 3?
Thor Delta N, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta N spec sheet
Where did Biosat 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Biosat 3 reach?
Biosatellite 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 370 × 392 km orbit inclined 33.5°.
How many satellites did Biosat 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).