Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15230
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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: 1983-108B
Object number (NORAD): 14451
Object ID (CCSDS): 14451
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.476 minutes
Inclination: 82.9296 deg
SMA: 7348.021 km
Apoapsis: 994.471 km
Periapsis: 945.301 km
RAAN: 136.2773 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033458
Argument of periapsis: 116.4917 deg
Mean anomaly: 243.9678 deg
Mean motion: 13.78310854 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000002626 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14451U 83108B 25187.85672289 .00000018 00000-0 26260-5 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 14451 82.9296 136.2773 0033458 116.4917 243.9678 13.78310854 96424
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
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 10’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 26, 1983, 5:20 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 10
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 26, 1983, 5:20 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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