Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16865
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
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: 1979-089B
Object number (NORAD): 11574
Object ID (CCSDS): 11574
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.842 minutes
Inclination: 74.0692 deg
SMA: 7129.101 km
Apoapsis: 761.269 km
Periapsis: 740.663 km
RAAN: 252.9558 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00144523
Argument of periapsis: 87.5495 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.7316 deg
Mean motion: 14.42283429 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000479 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015299267 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:05 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 11574U 79089B 25346.21202284 .00000479 00000-0 15299-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11574 74.0692 252.9558 0014452 87.5495 272.7316 14.42283429423497
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.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 22’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 11, 1979, 4:36 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 22
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 11, 1979, 4:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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