Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15602
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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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: 1982-102B
Object number (NORAD): 13618
Object ID (CCSDS): 13618
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.574 minutes
Inclination: 82.9682 deg
SMA: 7352.644 km
Apoapsis: 997.881 km
Periapsis: 951.137 km
RAAN: 121.3332 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0031787
Argument of periapsis: 173.8854 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.3652 deg
Mean motion: 13.77011104 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000035 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00002005 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13618U 82102B 25187.89392918 .00000035 00000-0 20050-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 13618 82.9682 121.3332 0031787 173.8854 247.3652 13.77011104146064
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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 35’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 19, 1982, 5:58 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 35
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 19, 1982, 5:58 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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