Soviet Space Program Soyuz 8

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz 8
Start: 1969-10-13T10:19:09.000Z
Location: 31/6

Soyuz

Status

Success

Date

13 OCT 1969

10:19

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Soyuz

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Livestream

Not available