Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14981
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: 104.741 minutes
Inclination: 82.9707 deg
SMA: 7360.436 km
Apoapsis: 993.131 km
Periapsis: 971.47 km
RAAN: 122.047 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014714
Argument of periapsis: 280.6781 deg
Mean anomaly: 142.0805 deg
Mean motion: 13.74825225 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000163 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015597 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 17, 2025, 3:30 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 16, 2025, 9:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 14966U 84043B 25136.89575927 .00000163 00000-0 15597-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 14966 82.9707 122.0470 0014714 280.6781 142.0805 13.74825225 56848
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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