Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15675
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: 104.762 minutes
Inclination: 65.8345 deg
SMA: 7361.431 km
Apoapsis: 1003.031 km
Periapsis: 963.562 km
RAAN: 9.7857 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026808
Argument of periapsis: 119.5353 deg
Mean anomaly: 310.4731 deg
Mean motion: 13.74546242 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000009 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000075215 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13260U 82055B 25125.83847647 -.00000009 00000-0 75215-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 13260 65.8345 9.7857 0026808 119.5353 310.4731 13.74546242154942
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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