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Biosatellite 1
Satellite. Biosatellite 1 was launched on December 14, 1966 aboard a Thor Delta G from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 15, 1967).
COSPAR 1966-114ANORAD 2632United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Biosatellite 1 Capsule
- Common name
- Biosatellite 1
- Payload designation
- Bios A SRV
- International designator
- 1966-114A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2632
- GCAT identifier
- S02632
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology, Reentry vehicle
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bios SRV
- Owner
- ARC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- GE Reentry Systems Div
- Platform (bus)
- SRV
Launch
- Date
- December 14, 1966 · 19:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1966-114Success
- Rocket
- Thor Delta G
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 272 km
- Apogee
- 286 km
- Inclination
- 33.48°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 15, 1967
- Last known active
- Dec 17, 1966
- End of operations
- Dec 17, 1966
Size
- Mass
- 157 kg
- Dry mass
- 157 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 190 kg
- Length
- 0.8 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 0.8 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q26089 (CC0).