Spacecraft information: PROGRESS 8
| Launched | 26 March 1980 |
| Flight ended | 25 April 1980 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 11743 |
| COSPAR ID | 1980-024A |
| Observing |
Launched alongside
SL-4 R/B