Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15249
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: 1983-120B
Object number (NORAD): 14547
Object ID (CCSDS): 14547
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.546 minutes
Inclination: 82.9346 deg
SMA: 7351.332 km
Apoapsis: 1008.477 km
Periapsis: 937.918 km
RAAN: 15.1253 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00479907
Argument of periapsis: 98.7468 deg
Mean anomaly: 261.9129 deg
Mean motion: 13.77379752 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000067 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000051288501 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, 9:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14547U 83120B 25249.90264978 .00000067 00000-0 51289-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 14547 82.9346 15.1253 0047991 98.7468 261.9129 13.77379752853630
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
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 40’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 8, 1983, 6:13 a.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 40
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 8, 1983, 6:13 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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