Kosmos 230

Kosmos 230

Mission type	Solar imaging
COSPAR ID	1968-056A
SATCAT no.	03308
Mission duration	120 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U3-S
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	400 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	5 July 1968, 06:59:50 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/4
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	2 November 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	285 km
Apogee altitude	543 km
Inclination	48.5°
Period	93.0 minutes
Epoch	5 July 1968

Kosmos 230 (Russian: Космос 230 meaning Cosmos 230), also known as DS-U3-S No.2, was a satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400 kilograms (880 lb) spacecraft,^[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct multispectral imaging of the Sun.^[1]

Kosmos 230 was launched from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar, aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket.^[2] The launch occurred at 06:59:50 UTC on 5 July 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into a low Earth orbit.^[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-056A.^[4] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03308.

Kosmos 230 was the second of two DS-U3-S satellites to be launched, after Kosmos 166.^[1][5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 285 kilometres (177 mi), an apogee of 543 kilometres (337 mi), an inclination of 48.5°, and an orbital period of 93.0 minutes, until decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 November 1968.^[6]

See also

• 1968 in spaceflight

References

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