Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 3, 1965, 10:46
- Launch designation
- 1965-099
- Mission
- E-6 No. 12
- Flight name
- Luna-8 [8K78/E6?]
- Vehicle flight ID
- U 15000- 48/U10328
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna-8 | 1965-099ANORAD 1810 | OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev | Deep space | 1,090 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 6, 1965 |
| ALS | 1965-099A | NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88) | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.