Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15367
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
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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: 1983-031B
Object number (NORAD): 13992
Object ID (CCSDS): 13992
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.184 minutes
Inclination: 74.0501 deg
SMA: 7145.383 km
Apoapsis: 769.932 km
Periapsis: 764.565 km
RAAN: 120.021 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003755
Argument of periapsis: 110.9902 deg
Mean anomaly: 249.1653 deg
Mean motion: 14.37356343 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000352 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012667 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 10:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13992U 83031B 25127.45418664 .00000352 00000-0 12667-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 13992 74.0501 120.0210 0003755 110.9902 249.1653 14.37356343202217
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.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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