Satellites

Payload

SOYUZ 8

DecayedPayloadLEO

SOYUZ 8 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on October 13, 1969 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 13, 1969 at 10:19 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Soyuz 8

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
235 km
Periapsis
204 km
Inclination
51.65°
Orbital period
88.9 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
6,586.72 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-087A
NORAD catalog №
4126
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 18, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 18, 1969
Time in service
5 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed