Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16286
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: 1980-097B
Object number (NORAD): 12088
Object ID (CCSDS): 12088
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.553 minutes
Inclination: 82.9439 deg
SMA: 7351.663 km
Apoapsis: 1010.441 km
Periapsis: 936.616 km
RAAN: 314.8115 deg
Eccentricy: 0.005021
Argument of periapsis: 109.0767 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.5838 deg
Mean motion: 13.77286683 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000073 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000057101 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, 7:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 12088U 80097B 25188.82978625 .00000073 00000-0 57101-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 12088 82.9439 314.8115 0050210 109.0767 251.5838 13.77286683239992
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 25’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 5, 1980, 4:23 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 25
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 5, 1980, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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