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Kosmos 230 (Russian: Космос 230 meaning Cosmos 230) also known as DS-U3-S No.2 was a satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 367-kilogram (809 lb) spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and was used to conduct multispectral imaging of the Sun.Kosmos 230 was launched from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket.