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Entry no.
1961-0006
SPUTNIK 8
SPUTNIK 8 (NORAD 77) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 1961, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
77
International designator
1961-003C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Feb 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
RVSN
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
BOZ
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysFrom the same launch
1961-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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