SL-8 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

14383

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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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: 1986-030B

Object number (NORAD): 16682

Object ID (CCSDS): 16682

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.198 minutes

Inclination: 74.0247 deg

SMA: 7146.039 km

Apoapsis: 777.38 km

Periapsis: 758.428 km

RAAN: 118.3674 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00132606

Argument of periapsis: 90.2159 deg

Mean anomaly: 280.3081 deg

Mean motion: 14.37158702 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000415 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014822199 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 16682U 86030B 25243.90681674 .00000415 00000-0 14822-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 16682 74.0247 118.3674 0013261 90.2159 280.3081 14.37158702 61195

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-06-02 01:10:50	0.0002213374	84.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2025-03-12 19:24:58	0.0001088043	299.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-01-10 10:12:45	0.0002444	229.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-2C DEB	SSO	2024-12-24 08:16:01	0.0005332773	67.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SCOUT X-4 DEB	LEO	2024-09-26 18:05:24	0.000141832	547.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 17, 1986, 9:02 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 38

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 17, 1986, 9:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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