Kosmos 231 (Zenit-2 No.63), a Soviet medium-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed it in LEO for optical imaging on 10 July 1968.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.8 T
- Flight
- 66th
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 10 July 1968, 19:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1968-058
- Launches in 1968
- 64th of 128
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