Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-8a
Launched
August 22, 1970
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-8a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 22, 1970. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 501st launch, 48th this year and humanity's 1,117th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 24th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 501st launch48th this yearhumanity's 1,117th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-359 · NORAD 4501 · re-entered November 6, 1970
- Kosmos-359 SA · NORAD 4505 · re-entered October 6, 1971
Molniya-M No. 061 Blok-I · re-entered September 11, 1970
Blok-MVL No. 61? · re-entered September 11, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
102nd launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 294th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-8a launch?
Venera-8a launched on August 22, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-8a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-8a?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-8a launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-8a going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-8a launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).