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

15676

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

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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: 1983-001B

Object number (NORAD): 13758

Object ID (CCSDS): 13758

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.413 minutes

Inclination: 82.9101 deg

SMA: 7345.063 km

Apoapsis: 986.103 km

Periapsis: 947.753 km

RAAN: 146.6223 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0026106

Argument of periapsis: 284.1591 deg

Mean anomaly: 75.6667 deg

Mean motion: 13.79143497 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000038 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000022617 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:35 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 13758U 83001B 25345.98285478 .00000038 00000-0 22617-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 13758 82.9101 146.6223 0026106 284.1591 75.6667 13.79143497158588

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
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-09-13 07:54:40 0.0001419219 136.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-24 R/B SSO 2025-04-09 10:21:10 0.0002481915 96.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-06-10 13:25:17 0.0001018477 537.0 (m) DEBRIS

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 36’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 12, 1983, 2:02 p.m. from 132/2.

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 36
Kosmos-3M | Parus 36

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 12, 1983, 2:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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