Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17483
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-8 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-8 R/B
International designator: 1977-107B
Object number (NORAD): 10461
Object ID (CCSDS): 10461
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.567 minutes
Inclination: 82.9483 deg
SMA: 7352.308 km
Apoapsis: 998.847 km
Periapsis: 949.5 km
RAAN: 301.9365 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00335588
Argument of periapsis: 18.8376 deg
Mean anomaly: 89.2095 deg
Mean motion: 13.77105481 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000125 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011039864 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 2 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 10461U 77107B 25251.58341918 .00000125 00000-0 11040-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 10461 82.9483 301.9365 0033559 18.8376 89.2095 13.77105481404078
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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