NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1981-027A
Raduga 8 was launched by the USSR into a circular orbit. It carried instruments for telephone and telegraphic communication and TV transmission.
Launch Date: 1981-03-18
Launch Vehicle: Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and Escape Stages
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
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