Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16831
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: 1979-030B
Object number (NORAD): 11327
Object ID (CCSDS): 11327
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.562 minutes
Inclination: 82.9475 deg
SMA: 7352.069 km
Apoapsis: 994.65 km
Periapsis: 953.218 km
RAAN: 314.6904 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028177
Argument of periapsis: 29.2985 deg
Mean anomaly: 86.2729 deg
Mean motion: 13.77172775 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0000090979 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 8:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 11327U 79030B 25129.86464828 .00000006 00000-0 -90979-5 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 11327 82.9475 314.6904 0028177 29.2985 86.2729 13.77172775315772
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 5’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on April 11, 1979, 9:51 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 11, 1979, 9:51 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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