Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15004
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-8 R/B
International designator: 1984-056B
Object number (NORAD): 15032
Object ID (CCSDS): 15032
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.283 minutes
Inclination: 74.0699 deg
SMA: 7150.071 km
Apoapsis: 784.774 km
Periapsis: 759.098 km
RAAN: 95.9461 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017955
Argument of periapsis: 237.4741 deg
Mean anomaly: 122.4677 deg
Mean motion: 14.35943096 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000112 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000047532 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 15032U 84056B 25187.88544654 .00000112 00000-0 47532-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 15032 74.0699 95.9461 0017955 237.4741 122.4677 14.35943096148889
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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 35’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 8, 1984, 11:28 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 35
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 8, 1984, 11:28 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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