Biosatellite 3 (Biosat D), NASA’s final Biosatellite life-science flight, carrying pig-tailed macaque Bonnie to study prolonged weightlessness effects. Delta N from Cape Canaveral LC-17A lofted it on 29 June 1969; recovered after 8.8 days when Bonnie’s health deteriorated.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 697 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 6 Thor Delta N flights
- Date and time
- 29 June 1969, 03:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Delta N
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Biology
- International designator
- 1969-056
- Launches in 1969
- 64th of 125
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