Status
Success
Cosmos 230
Launch Time
Fri Jul 05, 1968 06:59 UTC
Fri Jul 05, 1968 06:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 230
Cosmos 230 is a satellite of the DS-U constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, new radar systems and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 367.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1968
62nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
29th mission
10th mission of 1968
28th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission