SL-8 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

15485

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-8 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SL-8 DEB

International designator: 1983-031C

Object number (NORAD): 14812

Object ID (CCSDS): 14812

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.356 minutes

Inclination: 74.0533 deg

SMA: 7105.969 km

Apoapsis: 737.634 km

Periapsis: 718.033 km

RAAN: 242.8665 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00137917

Argument of periapsis: 73.1898 deg

Mean anomaly: 103.7461 deg

Mean motion: 14.49331814 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003342 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00088080651 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 5:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 14812U 83031C 25245.74262008 .00003342 00000-0 88081-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 14812 74.0533 242.8665 0013792 73.1898 103.7461 14.49331814210442

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-8 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2025-06-26 10:01:33	0.0008782621	54.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-03 15:03:20	0.0001137293	538.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F15 DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 06:00:52	0.0001976353	952.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 00:51:26	0.0009132605	324.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 04:15:06	0.0006033559	84.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 31

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 12, 1983, 6:20 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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