Kosmos 8

Summary

Kosmos 8 is a signals intelligence satellite^[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (signals_intelligence_satellite category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kosmos 8's instance of is recorded as signals intelligence satellite^[3].
• Kosmos 8's manufacturer is recorded as Pivdenne Design Office^[4].
• Kosmos 8's manufacturer is recorded as TsNIRTI^[5].
• Kosmos 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-038A^[6].
• Kosmos 8's part of is recorded as Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik^[7].
• Kosmos 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Kosmos 63S1^[8].
• Kosmos 8's SCN is recorded as 00367^[9].
• Kosmos 8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth^[10].
• Kosmos 8's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[11].
• Kosmos 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-08-18T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Kosmos 8's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1963-08-17T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Kosmos 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06406jl^[14].
• Kosmos 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[15].
• Kosmos 8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02499'}^[16].
• Kosmos 8's start point is recorded as Kapustin Yar^[17].
• Kosmos 8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49'}^[18].
• Kosmos 8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+337'}^[19].
• Kosmos 8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+92.93'}^[20].
• Kosmos 8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+591'}^[21].
• Kosmos 8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+251'}^[22].

Why It Matters

Kosmos 8 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (signals_intelligence_satellite category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]