Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14847
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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: 1984-100B
Object number (NORAD): 15293
Object ID (CCSDS): 15293
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.7 minutes
Inclination: 82.9398 deg
SMA: 7358.512 km
Apoapsis: 995.965 km
Periapsis: 964.789 km
RAAN: 72.5419 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021184
Argument of periapsis: 306.9061 deg
Mean anomaly: 53.0154 deg
Mean motion: 13.75364351 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000042 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000028515 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 15293U 84100B 25127.82160426 .00000042 00000-0 28515-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 15293 82.9398 72.5419 0021184 306.9061 53.0154 13.75364351983387
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
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 26 (Kosmos 1597)’, on board a Soyuz U space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 13, 1984, 10:25 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 26 (Kosmos 1597)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 13, 1984, 10:25 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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