Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-8
Launched
March 27, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 27, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 646th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). Venera-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 274 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 3 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
- Robotic Exploration · Venus Orbit (Venus)
- Milestone
- 31st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 646th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,329th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Venera-8 · NORAD 5912 · 1972-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-021A
- Epoch
- 1972-03-27 07:01:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20025121 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0072529
- Inclination
- 51.5073°
- Ascending node
- 258.0309°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.7157°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.238°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Venus. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Venera-8 · NORAD 5912 · left Earth orbit March 28, 1972
Molniya-M No. 063 Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1972
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
128th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 348th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Venera-8 launch?
Venera-8 launched on March 27, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-8?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-8 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Venera-8 reach?
Venera-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 274 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
How many satellites did Venera-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).