Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17269
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: 1978-031B
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: 104.433 minutes
Inclination: 82.9273 deg
SMA: 7346.017 km
Apoapsis: 994.496 km
Periapsis: 941.268 km
RAAN: 314.3462 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036229
Argument of periapsis: 124.3075 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.069 deg
Mean motion: 13.78874804 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000072 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000054862 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 10745U 78031B 25188.85587406 .00000072 00000-0 54862-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 10745 82.9273 314.3462 0036229 124.3075 349.0690 13.78874804377599
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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