Interkosmos 8 [Yuzhnoye]
Official name INTERCOSMOS 8
Alternative name Intercosmos 8
Cospar ID 1972-094A
Norad ID 6291
Launch date 1972-11-30
Launch site PKMTR
Launch vehicle Kosmos-2
Country/Organization International
Type application Science
Operator Interkosmos
RCS size UNKNOWN
Decay date 1973-03-02
Shape Ell + 6 Pan
Mass (kg) 336.97
Height (m) 1.5
Width (m) 0.8
Depth (m) 0.8
Span (m^2) 2.4
Contractors Yuzhnoye
Configuration DS-U1
Power Batteries

The Interkosmos DS-U1-IK series consisted of two missions in to investigate the ionosphere. They were conducted by Interkosmos, an international cooperation of socialist countries.

The satellites were based on Yuzhnoye's DS-U1 bus. The satellites were battery powered. These satellites carried a suite of east European experiments to study the characteristics of the earth's ionosphere and of concentrations of electrons and positive ions.

Interkosmos 2 was launched on 25 December 1969 on a Kosmos-2 rocket from the Kapustin Yar cosmodrome.

Interkosmos 8 was launched on 30 November 1972 on a Kosmos-2 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
INTERCOSMOS 2 1969-110A 1969-12-25 KYMTR Kosmos-2
INTERCOSMOS 8 1972-094A 1972-11-30 PKMTR Kosmos-2