NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1961-003C
This spacecraft was an Earth-orbiting platform from which a Zond rocket, carrying the automatic interplanetary station Venera 1, was launched.
Sputnik 8 is sometimes used to refer to the platform and the Venera 1 probe. Information on the Venera 1 probe can be found at:
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-003A
Launch Date: 1961-02-12
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 6424 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office