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

14082

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

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: 1986-100B

Object number (NORAD): 17240

Object ID (CCSDS): 17240

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.785 minutes

Inclination: 82.9309 deg

SMA: 7362.497 km

Apoapsis: 1005.34 km

Periapsis: 963.383 km

RAAN: 29.1555 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0028494

Argument of periapsis: 308.3661 deg

Mean anomaly: 112.2153 deg

Mean motion: 13.74247977 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000074 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000062849 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, 3:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 17240U 86100B 25187.63304709 .00000074 00000-0 62849-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 17240 82.9309 29.1555 0028494 308.3661 112.2153 13.74247977573885

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
COSMOS 1704 LEO 2024-12-03 23:04:25 0.0003391192 236.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-11-27 11:36:57 0.0001208286 890.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 57’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 17, 1986, 5:02 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 57
Kosmos-3M | Parus 57

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 17, 1986, 5:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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