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Biosatellite 2
1967-083A
The Biosatellite B payload was similar to Biosatellite A. Launched at 2204 on 1967 Sep 7 by Delta from Cape Kennedy, Biosatellite II entered a 90.5 min, 296 x 318 km x 33.5 deg orbit at 2214.
The GSFC control center decided to bring the vehicle back early, on orbit 30 instead of orbit 46, because of control problems and a tropical storm near the recovery area. On Sep 9 the adapter section was separated, the retro motor fired and the reentry vehicle descended into the atmosphere. The parachutes deployed successfully and the Biosatellite II experiment capsule was captured in mid-air by a recovery plane at 7o 15' N, 162o 1' W at 1915 UT on Sep 9. (The program report says 6 55N 162 10W.) The adapter section reentered on Oct 4.
After orbit insertion, the Delta second stage was briefly restarted in the first test of this capability on a Delta.
| Biosatellite 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 7 | 2204:26 | Launch by Delta G | CK LC17B |
| 2206:55 | T+2:29 Thor S/N 20213 MECO | ||
| 2206:56 | T+2:30? Delta S/N 20202 burn | ||
| 2207:08 | T+2:42 Fairing | ||
| 2213:15 | T+8:47 Delta SECO | ||
| 2214 | Delta sep | 90.5 296 x 318 x 33.5 | |
| 2226 | sep+13:20: SES-2 experimental, 2.6s | ||
| 2226 | SECO-2 | ||
| 1967 Sep 9 | 1840:26 | R+0 Adapter sep | |
| R+2s spinup | |||
| 1840:29 | R+3s Deorbit, 10s burn | ||
| 1840:40 | Retro burnout 26S 143E | ||
| 1840:41 | R+15s Thrust cone sep | ||
| Reentry | |||
| 1856:16 | G-switch close | ||
| 1858:26 | R+18min, eject aft thermal cover | ||
| 1858:26 | Drogue out | ||
| 1858 | Heat shield sep | ||
| 1858:38 | Main chute | ||
| 1915:26 | Mid-air recovery 7 15N 162 1W | ||
| 1922:00 | Capsule aboard aircraft | ||
| 2236 | Aircraft landed | ||
| 1967 Sep 11 | Adapter end of tx on rev 62 | ||
| 1967 Oct 4 | Adapter reentry | ||