Mission description
Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Kosmos-2I
Launch Successful
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 18
August 18, 1962 at 3:00 PM UTC
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Launch details
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August 18, 1962 at 3:00 PM UTC
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Mayak-2
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation · 48.5695, 46.2958
- Rocket
- Kosmos-2I
- Launch probability
- Not published
- Window opens
- August 18, 1962 at 3:00 PM UTC
- Window closes
- August 18, 1962 at 3:00 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 4:19 AM UTC
Vehicle
Kosmos-2I
Kosmos 63S1
Height
31 m
Diameter
1.6 m
LEO capacity
300 kg
Successful launches
26
Launch complex
Mayak-2
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Mayak-2
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Launch Failure
Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-K-40 1
December 28, 1965 at 8:10 AM UTC