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  1. Wikipedia
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    Soyuz 8 - Wikipedia

    • Soyuz 8 (‹See Tfd›Russian: Союз 8, Union 8) was part of an October, 1969, joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying a total of seven cosmonauts. The crew consisted of commander Vladimir Shatalov and flight engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev, whose mission was to dock with Soyuz 7 and tra… See more

    Mission typeTest flight
    OperatorSoviet space program
    COSPAR ID1969-087A
    SATCAT no.04126
    Mission

    The mission objectives included:
    • checkout and flight test of spaceborne systems and the modified structure of the Soyuz craft,
    • further improvement of the control, orientation, and orbital stabilisation systems an… See more

    Mission parameters

    • Mass: 6,646 kg (14,652 lb)
    • Perigee: 201.0 km (124.9 mi)
    • Apogee: 227.0 km (141.1 mi)
    • Inclination: 51.65°… See more

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    Stable two-way radio communication was maintained between the spaceships and the ground stations, and TV coverage was broadcast from the ships during flight. Soyuz 8 was a part of the group flight of Soyuz 6, 7… See more

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  1. NASA
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    NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA

  3. Encyclopedia Astronautica
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    Soyuz 8 - Encyclopedia Astronautica

    Launched: 1969-10-13. Returned: 1969-10-18. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 4.95 days. The spacecraft was to have docked with Soyuz 7 and exchanged one crew member from each spacecraft while Soyuz 6 took film from nearby.

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  4. Britannica
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    Soyuz | Spaceflights & Facts | Britannica

    340 rows · Sep 23, 2024 · Pending the development of a new U.S. crewed …

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  5. Encyclopedia Astronautica
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    Soyuz TM-8 - Encyclopedia Astronautica

    Soyuz TM-8 arrived at Mir after five months during which the station was uninhabited. The Kvant-2 and Kristall modules were now ready for launch, and the station began its second period of expansion.

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  7. SPACEFACTS
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    Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TM-8

    Mar 28, 2020 · The deorbit burn lasted about 240 seconds. Having shed two-thirds of its mass, the Soyuz reached Entry Interface - a point 400,000 feet (121.9 kilometers) above the Earth, where friction due to the thickening atmosphere …

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  8. Wikipedia
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    Soyuz TMA-8 - Wikipedia

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  9. RussianSpaceWeb.com
    https://russianspaceweb.com/soyuz8-la…

    Soyuz-8 completes orbital armada

    Soyuz-8 completes orbital armada. On October 13, 1969, the Soyuz-8 spacecraft blasted into orbit with Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseev onboard bringing to seven the total number of Soviet cosmonauts in orbit and the number of …

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  10. NSSDCA
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    NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details

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  11. NASA
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    What Is the Soyuz Spacecraft? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

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