LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Oct 13 1969
Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 8
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- Soyuz 8 was a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. It prime mission was to dock and transfer crew to Soyuz 7 but the mission failed due to docking system failure. Soyuz 8 was Commanded by Vladimir Shatalov and Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
31/6