A bio satellite is an
artificial satellite designed to carry plants or animals in
outer space. They are used to research the effects of space (cosmic radiation, weightlessness, etc.) on biological matter while in orbit around a
celestial body
An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical object, physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''bod ...
. The first satellite carrying an animal (a dog, "
Laika") was
Soviet Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. On August 20, 1960 Soviet
Sputnik 5 launched and recovered dogs from Earth orbit.
NASA launched 3 satellites between 1966 and 1969 for the
Biosatellite program.
Biosatellite
'' Encyclopedia Astronautica''
The most famous biosatellites include:
* Biosatellite program launched by NASA between 1966 and 1969.
* Bion space program by Soviet Union
* The Mars Gravity Biosatellite
The Mars Gravity Biosatellite was a project initiated as a competition between universities in 2001 by the Mars Society. The aim was to build a spacecraft concept to study the effects of Mars-level gravity (~0.38g) on mammals.
Presentations were ...
* Orbiting Frog Otolith
The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) was a NASA space program which sent two bullfrogs into orbit on 9 November 1970 for the study of weightlessness. The name, derived through common use, was a functional description of the biological experiment car ...
(OFO-A)
See also
* Animals in space
* Biosatellite (NASA)
NASA's Biosatellite program was a series of three uncrewed artificial satellites to assess the effects of spaceflight, especially radiation and weightlessness, on living organisms. Each was designed to reenter Earth's atmosphere and be recovered ...
References
Satellites by type
Animals in space
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