SL-8 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

15682

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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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: 1982-051B

Object number (NORAD): 13242

Object ID (CCSDS): 13242

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.199 minutes

Inclination: 74.0414 deg

SMA: 7146.08 km

Apoapsis: 786.086 km

Periapsis: 749.804 km

RAAN: 104.5443 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0025386

Argument of periapsis: 315.1853 deg

Mean anomaly: 44.725 deg

Mean motion: 14.37146077 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000322 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011672 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 13242U 82051B 25127.39219435 .00000322 00000-0 11672-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 13242 74.0414 104.5443 0025386 315.1853 44.7250 14.37146077246964

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-03-31 08:06:23	0.0001107698	659.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-12 18:28:39	0.0003203485	328.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 17:04:39	0.0002805767	803.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-5 DEB	LEO	2024-11-15 03:15:27	0.0001294032	405.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-13 06:06:41	0.0002194732	673.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 28’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 1, 1982, 4:37 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 28

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 1, 1982, 4:37 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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