Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15811
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: 1982-024B
Object number (NORAD): 13111
Object ID (CCSDS): 13111
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.638 minutes
Inclination: 82.9255 deg
SMA: 7355.608 km
Apoapsis: 1008.114 km
Periapsis: 946.833 km
RAAN: 282.369 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0041656
Argument of periapsis: 130.8464 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.8996 deg
Mean motion: 13.76178881 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000042 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000027019 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13111U 82024B 25187.82601311 .00000042 00000-0 27019-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 13111 82.9255 282.3690 0041656 130.8464 348.8996 13.76178881172971
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 29L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1982, 12:12 a.m. from 41/1.
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 29L
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1982, 12:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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