Sputnik 18 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

18 Aug 1962, 3:00pm

Location

Kapustin Yar Launch Site

Kapustin Yar

Pad

Mayak-2

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Kosmos-2I image

Kosmos-2I

Mission

Sputnik 18

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Cosmos 8 is a DS-K8 demonstration satellite. It re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 1963.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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