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Progress 8
Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft. Progress 8 was launched on March 27, 1980 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Mar 29, 1980).
COSPAR 1980-024ANORAD 11743Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Progress-8
- Common name
- Progress 8
- Payload designation
- Progress 7K-TG No. 108
- International designator
- 1980-024A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11743
- GCAT identifier
- S11743
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/036
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Progress
- Owner
- NPO Energiya
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Energiya
- Platform (bus)
- 7K-TG
Launch
- Date
- March 27, 1980 · 18:53 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-024Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC31
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 340 km
- Apogee
- 345 km
- Inclination
- 51.62°
- Status
- Docked with another object
- Status date
- March 29, 1980
- Last known active
- Apr 26, 1980
- End of operations
- Apr 26, 1980
Size
- Mass
- 7,250 kg
- Dry mass
- 4,800 kg
- Length
- 7.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.70 m
- Span
- 7.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q10639658 (CC0).