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Entry no.
1969-0276

SOYUZ 8

SOYUZ 8 (NORAD 4126) landed on 18 October 1969 over Asia, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4126
International designator
1969-087A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
13 Oct 1969Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Oct 1969Recorded time 09:09 UTC
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,810 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-OK
Programme
7K-OK

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 51.1°N, 73.0°E at 09:09 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

From the same launch

1969-087
1969-0274SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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