Kosmos 244 (OGCh No.20), a Soviet Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) test warhead launched on an R-36O (8K69) from Baikonur for a short-duration orbital weapons demonstration by the Strategic Rocket Forces.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 14th
- of 16 R-36O 8K69 flights
- Date and time
- 2 October 1968, 13:35 UTC
- Rocket
- R-36O 8K69
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1968-082
- Launches in 1968
- 90th of 128
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