Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15791
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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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: 1982-055B
Object number (NORAD): 13260
Object ID (CCSDS): 13260
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.761 minutes
Inclination: 65.8316 deg
SMA: 7361.395 km
Apoapsis: 1004.062 km
Periapsis: 962.457 km
RAAN: 83.1016 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00282587
Argument of periapsis: 43.1599 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.8694 deg
Mean motion: 13.74556497 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000028 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011445866 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13260U 82055B 25241.96742668 .00000028 00000-0 11446-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 13260 65.8316 83.1016 0028259 43.1599 60.8694 13.74556497170900
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
ASAT target satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 16’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 6, 1982, 5:10 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 6, 1982, 5:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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