Kosmos 236 (Strela-2 No.5), a Soviet military store-dump communications satellite prototype for survivable message relay. Kosmos-3 (11K65) from Baikonur Site 41/15 lofted it on 27 August 1968 into LEO for the Ministry of Defense.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 4 Kosmos 11K65 flights
- Date and time
- 27 August 1968, 11:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K65
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 41/15, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1968-070
- Launches in 1968
- 77th of 128
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