Soyuz 8
Success
OCT 13196910:19:00 UTCManned orbital flight, 2 cosmonauts.
Electronic failure prevented rendezvous with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7.
LIFTOFF
OCT 13 196910:19:00 UTC
Success
launched from Pad 31/6 Baikonur
aboard Soyuz 7K-OK (P) into LEO
Payload
Soyuz 8
Crew
Ascending
- 01 Vladimir Shatalov from Russia
- 02 Aleksei Yeliseyev from Russia
Descending
- 01 Vladimir Shatalov from Russia
- 02 Aleksei Yeliseyev from Russia
Docking
attempted to dock with Soyuz 7
returned to Earth Oct 18, 1969
Docking failed — the Igla automatic rendezvous system never achieved radar lock-on, and the manual attempts that followed also failed.