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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 8
Launched
March 27, 1980 · 18:53 UTC
Summary
Progress 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 27, 1980 at 18:53 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,379th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,307th orbital launch attempt. It was the 184th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 8 (Progress 8 (No.108)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 184th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,379th launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,307th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 8 (Progress 8 (No.108))
Progress 8 (Russian: Прогресс 8), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 29 days
- Docked March 29, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-8 · NORAD 11743 · 1980-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-024A
- Epoch
- 1980-03-29 16:43:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14741516 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001071
- Inclination
- 51.5935°
- Ascending node
- 108.1093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1874°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.9162°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14377
- B*
- 0.000004238
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress-8 · NORAD 11743 · docked March 29, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 200 Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 8 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
218th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 557th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 27, 11:53 PM GMT+5, at night
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 8 launch?
Progress 8 launched on March 27, 1980 at 18:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 8 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Mar 27, 11:53 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 8 reach?
Progress-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.6°.