Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
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: 1986-070B
Object number (NORAD): 16953
Object ID (CCSDS): 16953
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.095 minutes
Inclination: 74.0109 deg
SMA: 7141.145 km
Apoapsis: 770.983 km
Periapsis: 755.038 km
RAAN: 254.35 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011164
Argument of periapsis: 137.9691 deg
Mean anomaly: 222.2321 deg
Mean motion: 14.38636127 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000172 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00006464 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 16953U 86070B 25187.56332129 .00000172 00000-0 64640-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 16953 74.0109 254.3500 0011164 137.9691 222.2321 14.38636127 34490
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
Military communications satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 40’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 10, 1986, 1:45 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 40
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 10, 1986, 1:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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