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

14276

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: 1986-086B

Object number (NORAD): 17067

Object ID (CCSDS): 17067

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.494 minutes

Inclination: 82.9439 deg

SMA: 7348.872 km

Apoapsis: 994.841 km

Periapsis: 946.633 km

RAAN: 4.3325 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00327994

Argument of periapsis: 286.1633 deg

Mean anomaly: 141.3069 deg

Mean motion: 13.78071515 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000161 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014447011 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 17067U 86086B 25346.15279638 .00000161 00000-0 14447-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 17067 82.9439 4.3325 0032799 286.1633 141.3069 13.78071515964588

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-12-01 05:47:36 0.0004287574 128.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1417 LEO 2025-11-29 13:27:16 0.004075827 29.0 (m) PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-08-28 11:38:34 0.0006771044 70.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-09-27 03:59:14 0.0006204584 175.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-14 DEB LEO 2024-07-14 23:09:52 0.001409961 108.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 14’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 13, 1986, 6:10 a.m. from 132/2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 14
Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 13, 1986, 6:10 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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