Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-8
Launched
December 25, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,449th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 2,389th orbital launch attempt. It was the 119th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 119th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,449th launch87th this yearhumanity's 2,389th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Prognoz-8 · NORAD 12116 · left Earth orbit December 25, 1980
Molniya-M No. 203 Blok-I · re-entered January 20, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
222nd launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 577th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-8 launch?
Prognoz-8 launched on December 25, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-8?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-8 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Prognoz-8 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did Prognoz-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).