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Kosmos 233
(
Russian
:
Космос 233
meaning
Cosmos 233
), known before launch as
DS-P1-Yu No.15
, was a
Soviet
satellite
which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of
anti-ballistic missiles
. It was built by the
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau
, and launched in 1968 as part of the
Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik
programme.
[1]
It had a mass of 325 kilograms (717 lb).
[1]
Kosmos 233 was launched from
Site 133/3
at the
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
,
[2]
atop a
Kosmos-2I
63SM
carrier rocket
. The launch occurred on 18 July 1968 at 19:59:50 UTC, and resulted in Kosmos 233's successful deployment into
low Earth orbit
.
[3]
Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its
Kosmos
designation, and received the
International Designator
1968-061A.
Kosmos 233 was operated in an orbit with a
perigee
of 198 kilometres (123 mi), an
apogee
of 1,514 kilometres (941 mi), an
inclination
of 82.0°, and an
orbital period
of 102.1 minutes.
[1]
[4]
It remained in orbit until it
decayed
and
reentered the atmosphere
on 7 February 1969.
[4]
It was the fifteenth of seventy nine
DS-P1-Yu
satellites to be launched,
[1]
and the fourteenth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.
[5]
See also
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DS-1
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DS-2
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DS-A1
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DS-K
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DS-MG
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DS-MT
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DS-MO
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DS-P1
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DS-U1
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DS-U2
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DS-U3
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Omega
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Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in
underline
. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in
italics
. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).
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