1969-056A
The Biosatellite III mission used the Biosatellite D payload, S/N 501, with a young male 3-year-old Macaca nemestrina monkey called Bonny aboard. Launch was at 0315 on 1969 Jun 29 by Delta N from Cape Kennedy. Biosatellite III entered a 91.9 min, 356 x 388 km x 33.6 deg orbit to begin a planned 30 day mission. On Jul 7 the mission was aborted when Bonny appeared to be ill; the recovery was on a northbound pass. The adapter section separated and the reentry vehicle splashed down and was recovered from the Pacific off the coast of Kauai at 2336 UT on Jul 7.
| Bios 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Jun 29 | 0315:59 | Launch by Delta N | CK LC17 |
| T+0:39 SRM 1-3 burnout | |||
| T+1:05 SRM 1-3 sep | |||
| 0319:38 | T+3:39 MECO 124 km alt | ||
| 0319:44 | St 1 sep | ||
| 0319:44 | SES-1 6:12 | ||
| 0319:50 | T+3:51 Fairing sep | ||
| 0325:56 | SECO-1 | ||
| 0326:56? | St 2 sep | 91.9 356 x 388 x 33.6 | |
| 1969 Jul 7 | 2153:01 | Adapter sep | |
| 2153:04 | Deorbit burn 188m/s | ||
| 2153:15 | Despin | ||
| 2153:17 | TCA sep | ||
| 2204 | Reentry | ||
| 2216:39 | Aft cover ejected | ||
| 2216:39 | Parachute deploy | ||
| 2241 | Splashdown 22 40N 159 30W | ||
| 2336 | Sea recovery by scuba divers | |
| 2352 | Helicopter retrieval | ||
| 0041 | Helicopter landed at Hickam | ||
