Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17329
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
Latest
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: 1978-031B
Object number (NORAD): 10745
Object ID (CCSDS): 10745
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.432 minutes
Inclination: 82.9214 deg
SMA: 7345.984 km
Apoapsis: 992.833 km
Periapsis: 942.865 km
RAAN: 269.5336 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00340109
Argument of periapsis: 318.8934 deg
Mean anomaly: 214.1019 deg
Mean motion: 13.78884154 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00004314874 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 7:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 10745U 78031B 25248.80552293 .00000059 00000-0 43149-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 10745 82.9214 269.5336 0034011 318.8934 214.1019 13.78884154385850
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
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 14’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 28, 1978, 1:30 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 28, 1978, 1:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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