MISSION NAME
Sputnik 18 18
Status
Success
DATE
18 AUG 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
Mayak-2
Description
Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.
Kosmos-2I
Rocket Description
Kosmos-2I is the designation applied to two Soviet carrier rockets which were used to orbit satellites between 1961 and 1977.