Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16718
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: 1980-003B
Object number (NORAD): 11668
Object ID (CCSDS): 11668
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.658 minutes
Inclination: 82.946 deg
SMA: 7356.558 km
Apoapsis: 995.382 km
Periapsis: 961.465 km
RAAN: 306.8391 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023052
Argument of periapsis: 71.0237 deg
Mean anomaly: 42.7899 deg
Mean motion: 13.75912243 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00001207 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 1:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 11668U 80003B 25294.57108588 .00000027 00000-0 12070-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 11668 82.9460 306.8391 0023052 71.0237 42.7899 13.75912243291610
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
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 22’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 14, 1980, 7:49 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 22
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 14, 1980, 7:49 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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