Zond 8
Zond 8 was the final Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar test flight. The uncrewed spacecraft photographed Earth and the Moon, passed about 1,110 kilometers from the lunar surface, and returned to Earth to exercise systems intended for a piloted lunar flyby.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Zond-87K-L1 No. 14L-1 No. 141970-088A
- Name
- Zond 8
- Slug
- zond-8
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Zond 8 was the final Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar test flight. The uncrewed spacecraft photographed Earth and the Moon, passed about 1,110 kilometers from the lunar surface, and returned to Earth to exercise systems intended for a piloted lunar flyby.
- End Date
- 1970-10-27
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful. Zond 8 completed its circumlunar flight, gathered imagery and scientific measurements, and was recovered after splashing down in the Indian Ocean on October 27, 1970.
- Program
- Zond
- Start Date
- 1970-10-20
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:18:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:18:54 UTC
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