Launch Alert | Starlink Group 6-77
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Success
Mon Oct 13 1969
Soviet Space Program

Soyuz 8

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz

Description:

Soyuz rocket
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