Soyuz 8, third craft in the October 1969 triple Soyuz group flight, crewed by Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseyev. Soyuz from Baikonur Site 31/6 lofted it on 13 October 1969; planned docking with Soyuz 7 failed when Igla rendezvous electronics malfunctioned.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T
- Flight
- 16th
- of 32 Soyuz 11A511 flights
- Date and time
- 13 October 1969, 10:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz 11A511
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 1969-087
- Launches in 1969
- 100th of 125
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