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

14022

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: 1987-017B

Object number (NORAD): 17526

Object ID (CCSDS): 17526

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.562 minutes

Inclination: 82.9015 deg

SMA: 7352.067 km

Apoapsis: 1003.567 km

Periapsis: 944.296 km

RAAN: 359.0101 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0040309

Argument of periapsis: 5.4206 deg

Mean anomaly: 354.7379 deg

Mean motion: 13.77173334 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000105 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000090179 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 10, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 9, 2025, 9:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 17526U 87017B 25190.90810300 .00000105 00000-0 90179-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 17526 82.9015 359.0101 0040309 5.4206 354.7379 13.77173334911200

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 2251 DEB LEO 2025-05-24 14:53:37 0.00011355 204.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2024-11-21 06:03:41 0.0001029757 157.0 (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 58’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 18, 1987, 1:53 p.m. from 132/2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 58
Kosmos-3M | Parus 58

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 18, 1987, 1:53 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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