Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15306
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
Latest
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: 1983-103B
Object number (NORAD): 14402
Object ID (CCSDS): 14402
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.193 minutes
Inclination: 74.0452 deg
SMA: 7145.832 km
Apoapsis: 787.075 km
Periapsis: 748.319 km
RAAN: 140.4255 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00271185
Argument of periapsis: 320.0156 deg
Mean anomaly: 39.9 deg
Mean motion: 14.37221027 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000386 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013788046 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 11:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14402U 83103B 25249.96960956 .00000386 00000-0 13788-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 14402 74.0452 140.4255 0027119 320.0156 39.9000 14.37221027193242
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 33’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 12, 1983, 12:20 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 33
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 12, 1983, 12:20 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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