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Entry no.
1980-0155

PROGRESS 8

PROGRESS 8 (NORAD 11743) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 26 April 1980, after 30 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
11743
International designator
1980-024A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Mar 1980Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Apr 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
30 days30 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
7,250 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-TG
Programme
Progress

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

30 days

Also ended on 26 Apr 1980

1 entry
1980-0156SL-6 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1980-024
1980-0124SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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