Sputnik 8 |
Russia |
Spacecraft n°: |
USSR spacecraft n°: 22 |
| Designation | 00077 / 1961 Gamma3 / 61003C |
| Launch date | 12 Feb 1961 - 0:34 UT |
| Launch site | B, LC1 |
| Launch vehicle | Molniya 8K78 |
| Launch mass | 7068 kg |
| Mission | Launch platform for Venera-1 |
| Earth orbit: | |
| Perigee/Apogee | 229 / 282 km |
| Inclination | 65° |
| Period | 89,61 min |
| Decay | 25 Feb 1961 |
| Lifetime | 13,70 days |