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Soyuz 8
Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme. Soyuz 8 was launched on October 13, 1969 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 18, 1969).
COSPAR 1969-087ANORAD 4126Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Soyuz-8
- Common name
- Soyuz 8
- Payload designation
- Soyuz 7K-OK(A) No. 16
- International designator
- 1969-087A
- NORAD catalog number
- 4126
- GCAT identifier
- S04126
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.214
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 7K-OK
- Owner
- TsKBEM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
- Platform (bus)
- 7K-OK
Launch
- Date
- October 13, 1969 · 10:19 UTC
- Launch record
- 1969-087Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz 11A511
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC31
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 201 km
- Apogee
- 227 km
- Inclination
- 51.65°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- October 18, 1969
- Last known active
- Oct 18, 1969
- End of operations
- Oct 18, 1969
Size
- Mass
- 2,810 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,810 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 6,560 kg
- Length
- 7.2 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 10.6 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q663818 (CC0).