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Strela-2 No. 4

Kosmos 11K65 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 27, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 27, 1968 · 11:29 UTCLaunch 1968-070Launch no. 869 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC41/15
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 27, 1968, 11:29
Launch designation
1968-070
Mission
Strela-2 No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-236
Vehicle flight ID
4000-000-12L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
673 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.800 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2361968-070ANORAD 3347OKB-10 (Reshetnev)Communications800 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 4, 1990

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.