Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15170
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: 82.9302 deg
SMA: 7348.013 km
Apoapsis: 992.417 km
Periapsis: 947.34 km
RAAN: 181.1862 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0030673
Argument of periapsis: 287.2983 deg
Mean anomaly: 72.482 deg
Mean motion: 13.78313039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000055 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000039987 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, 4:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14451U 83108B 25127.67653572 .00000055 00000-0 39987-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 14451 82.9302 181.1862 0030673 287.2983 72.4820 13.78313039 87811
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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