SL-8 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

17451

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: 1978-007B

Object number (NORAD): 10600

Object ID (CCSDS): 10600

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.437 minutes

Inclination: 82.9411 deg

SMA: 7346.204 km

Apoapsis: 1003.588 km

Periapsis: 932.55 km

RAAN: 162.9669 deg

Eccentricy: 0.004835

Argument of periapsis: 15.4876 deg

Mean anomaly: 344.7749 deg

Mean motion: 13.78822232 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000053 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000037021844 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 8:48 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 10600U 78007B 25299.86684220 .00000053 00000-0 37022-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 10600 82.9411 162.9669 0048350 15.4876 344.7749 13.78822232402444

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-8 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
MOLNIYA 3-13	HEO	2025-07-20 21:19:23	0.002868904	79.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-12-14 03:51:08	0.0001253355	52.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1428	LEO	2024-12-13 22:38:19	0.0002307254	295.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B	LEO	2024-11-17 14:22:34	0.001609794	496.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-07 18:19:55	0.0001918697	419.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 12’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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