Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17321
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-8 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-8 DEB
International designator: 1977-116C
Object number (NORAD): 10518
Object ID (CCSDS): 10518
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.555 minutes
Inclination: 65.8314 deg
SMA: 7351.747 km
Apoapsis: 980.944 km
Periapsis: 966.28 km
RAAN: 263.8721 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009973
Argument of periapsis: 44.9104 deg
Mean anomaly: 36.1066 deg
Mean motion: 13.7726323 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000004 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00007735 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 5:20 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 14, 2025, 2:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 10518U 77116C 25134.58668667 -.00000004 00000-0 77350-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 10518 65.8314 263.8721 0009973 44.9104 36.1066 13.77263230382978
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 DEB.
Associated space launch
ASAT target satellite
SL-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 13’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 13, 1977, 3:53 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 13
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 13, 1977, 3:53 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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