Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15056
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: 1984-019B
Object number (NORAD): 14760
Object ID (CCSDS): 14760
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.209 minutes
Inclination: 74.0433 deg
SMA: 7146.594 km
Apoapsis: 787.384 km
Periapsis: 749.533 km
RAAN: 226.3913 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026482
Argument of periapsis: 97.3135 deg
Mean anomaly: 263.103 deg
Mean motion: 14.36991193 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000255 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000094579 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 5:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14760U 84019B 25131.72831296 .00000255 00000-0 94579-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 14760 74.0433 226.3913 0026482 97.3135 263.1030 14.36991193157797
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 34’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 21, 1984, 3:36 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 34
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 21, 1984, 3:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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