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1970-0240

ZOND 8

ZOND 8 (NORAD 4591) returned from deep space and landed on 27 October 1970, 7 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
4591
International designator
1970-088A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
20 Oct 1970Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
27 Oct 1970Recorded time 13:55 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Returned from deep space and landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,800 kg
Operator
TsKBEM
Built by
TsKBEM
Bus
7K-L1
Programme
L-1

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 27 Oct 1970

3 entries
1970-0239OPS 67851970-0238SL-8 DEB1970-0241COSMOS 370 DEB

From the same launch

1970-088
1970-0237SL-12 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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