Status
Success
Cosmos 233
Launch Time
Thu Jul 18, 1968 19:59 UTC
Thu Jul 18, 1968 19:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 233
Cosmos 233 is a satellite of the DS-P 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: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1968
67th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
30th mission
11th mission of 1968
29th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission