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Zond 8
Uncrewed version of Soyuz 7K-L1. Zond 8 was launched on October 20, 1970 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Oct 21, 1970).
COSPAR 1970-088ANORAD 4591Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Zond-8
- Common name
- Zond 8
- Payload designation
- L-1 No. 14
- International designator
- 1970-088A
- NORAD catalog number
- 4591
- GCAT identifier
- S04591
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.224
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- L-1
- Owner
- TsKBEM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
- Platform (bus)
- 7K-L1
Launch
- Date
- October 20, 1970 · 19:55 UTC
- Launch record
- 1970-088Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Apogee
- 400,000 km
- Inclination
- 51.60°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- October 21, 1970
- Last known active
- Oct 27, 1970
- End of operations
- Oct 27, 1970
Size
- Mass
- 2,800 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,800 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 5,680 kg
- Length
- 1.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 1.8 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00339
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- October 23, 1970
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · October 24, 1970
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1970 | Earth | Oct 23, 1970 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Oct 24, 1970 | Earth | Oct 27, 1970 | Landed | IOR |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q366944 (CC0).