DS-K-8
Spacecraft · Ukraine
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Credit: Yuzhnoye
Ukrainian earth micrometeoroid satellite. Cosmos 8. Detected meteoroid flux in near-earth space and carried unspecified military research equipment. Astronomy, Micrometeroids satellite built by Yuzhnoye, Russia. Launched 1962. Used DS Bus.
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Related
- Family
- Earth, Earth micrometeoroid sat
- Country
- Ukraine
- Launch Vehicles
- Kosmos 2, R-12, Kosmos 63S1
- Launch Sites
- Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
- Agency
- Yuzhnoye
Photo Gallery
DS-K-8
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Chronology
1 event
1962 August 18
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.- Cosmos 8 - . Payload: DS-K-8 s/n 1. Mass: 337 kg (742 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: DS. Class: Earth. Type: Micrometeoroid satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-K-8. Completed Operations Date: 1962-08-23 . Decay Date: 1963-08-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 367 . COSPAR: 1962-A-Xi-1. Apogee: 598 km (371 mi). Perigee: 244 km (151 mi). Inclination: 49.00 deg. Period: 92.90 min. Detected meteoroid flux in near-earth space and carried unspecified military research equipment..