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Kosmos 8 (Russian: Космос 8 meaning Cosmos 8), also known as DS-K-8 No.1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 18 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the eighth satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the third spacecraft launched as part of the DS programme to successfully reach orbit, after Kosmos 1 and Kosmos 6. Its primary mission was to demonstrate the technologies of SIGINT for future Soviet military satellites.

Kosmos 8

Mission type	Military technology Micrometeorite
Harvard designation	1962 Alpha Xi 1
COSPAR ID	1962-038A
SATCAT no.	00367
Mission duration	364 jours
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-K-8
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	337 kg[1]
Power	Batteries
Start of mission
Launch date	18 August 1962 05:02:00 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63S1
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Mayak-2
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	17 August 1963
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	251 km
Apogee altitude	591 km
Inclination	49.0°
Period	92.9 minutes
Epoch	18 August 1962

Spacecraft

Kosmos 8 was the only DS-K-8 satellite to be launched.[3][4] It also carried a micrometeorite detector payload which discovered meteoroid flux.[3] It had a mass of 337 kilograms (743 lb).[1]

Mission

This satellite tested the Kust-8 SIGINT equipment in orbit.[5] It was launched aboard of the eighth flight of the Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket.[6] The launch was conducted from Mayak-2 at Kapustin Yar, and occurred at 05:02:00 GMT on 18 August 1962.[7] Kosmos 8 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 251 kilometres (156 mi), an apogee of 591 kilometres (367 mi), an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 92.9 minutes.[2] It decayed on 17 August 1963, one day short of a year after its launch.[8]

See also

• 1962 in spaceflight

References

На других языках

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- [en] Kosmos 8

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[es] Cosmos 8

Cosmos 8 (en cirílico, Космос 8), en ocasiones mencionado como Sputnik 18, fue un satélite artificial soviético perteneciente a la clase de satélites DS y lanzado el 18 de agosto de 1962 mediante un cohete Kosmos-2I desde Kapustin Yar.[1]

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[ru] Космос-8

Космос-8 — советский космический аппарат, единственный спутник типа ДС-К-8, также известный как «ДС-К-8 № 1», а в странах Европы как «Спутник-18». Был запущен на орбиту Земли Советским Союзом в 1962 году. Являлся восьмым спутником серии «Космос», и третьим космическим аппаратом, запущенным в рамках программы «ДС», и успешно достигшим орбиты, после Космоса-1 и Космоса-6. Его главная задача заключалась в демонстрации новых технологий для будущих советских военных спутников. Он также осуществлял исследования метеорного вещества, с помощью специальной полезной нагрузки.[1]

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