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

13824

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: 1987-106B

Object number (NORAD): 18710

Object ID (CCSDS): 18710

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.63 minutes

Inclination: 82.9148 deg

SMA: 7355.237 km

Apoapsis: 993.639 km

Periapsis: 960.566 km

RAAN: 209.537 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00224824

Argument of periapsis: 194.1816 deg

Mean anomaly: 176.9104 deg

Mean motion: 13.76282912 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000111 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00009787877 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 18710U 87106B 25300.99241429 .00000111 00000-0 97879-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 18710 82.9148 209.5370 0022482 194.1816 176.9104 13.76282912900205

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
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-10-07 17:21:34 0.001022397 91.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB LEO 2024-11-15 23:28:25 0.0001366403 219.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-07-15 15:16:58 0.0001841806 471.0 (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 61’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1987, 8:22 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 61
Kosmos-3M | Parus 61

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 23, 1987, 8:22 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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