Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 27, 1972, 04:15
- Launch designation
- 1972-021
- Mission
- 4V-1 No. 670
- Flight name
- Venera-8
- Vehicle flight ID
- S 15000-063
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venera-8 | 1972-021ANORAD 5912 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 689 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Mar 28, 1972 |
| Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-8 | 1972-021A | Ministry of General Machine Building | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.