Prognoz 8

This spacecraft was a member of a continuing series to measure charged particles, plasma, magnetic fields, and solar electromagnetic radiation. Prognoz 8 was launched on December 25, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 25, 1980).

COSPAR 1980-103ANORAD 12116Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Prognoz-8
Common name: Prognoz 8
Payload designation: SO-M No. 508
International designator: 1980-103A
NORAD catalog number: 12116
GCAT identifier: S12116
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/046

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: SO-M
Owner: IKI
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): SO-M

Launch

Date: December 25, 1980 · 04:02 UTC
Launch record: 1980-103Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): DSO
Perigee: 978 km
Apogee: 197,369 km
Inclination: 65.83°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: December 25, 1980
Last known active: Oct 10, 1981
End of operations: Sep 22, 1981

Size

Mass: 910 kg
Dry mass: 910 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 17.6 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00622
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: December 25, 1980
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · December 28, 1984

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111856351 (CC0).