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Soyuz 8

Soyuz 8 was a crewed flight launched on October 13, 1969 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Crew of 2: Aleksei Yeliseyev, Vladimir Shatalov.

Soviet Unioncrew 21969-087

Flight

Mission
Soyuz 8
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-8
Launch
October 13, 1969 · 10:19 UTC
Landing
October 18, 1969
Duration (Wikidata)
5.0 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1969-087A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Oct 18, 1969

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1969-087
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 279 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q663818 (CC0).