Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15098
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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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: 1984-043B
Object number (NORAD): 14966
Object ID (CCSDS): 14966
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.739 minutes
Inclination: 82.9738 deg
SMA: 7360.345 km
Apoapsis: 993.456 km
Periapsis: 970.963 km
RAAN: 37.1786 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00152801
Argument of periapsis: 321.8508 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.5416 deg
Mean motion: 13.74850664 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000106 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000095704246 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14966U 84043B 25251.96757093 .00000106 00000-0 95704-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 14966 82.9738 37.1786 0015280 321.8508 157.5416 13.74850664 72653
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 95’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on May 11, 1984, 1 p.m. from 41/1.
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 95
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 11, 1984, 1 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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