Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13470
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-8 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-8 DEB
International designator: 1989-005C
Object number (NORAD): 19831
Object ID (CCSDS): 19831
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.453 minutes
Inclination: 74.0637 deg
SMA: 7062.822 km
Apoapsis: 692.991 km
Periapsis: 676.382 km
RAAN: 171.3694 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011758
Argument of periapsis: 238.2861 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.2581 deg
Mean motion: 14.62633102 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004057 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00080254 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 19831U 89005C 25345.96259453 .00004057 00000-0 80254-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 19831 74.0637 171.3694 0011758 238.2861 272.2581 14.62633102945209
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite
SL-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 46’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 26, 1989, 3:36 p.m. from 132/2.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 46
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 26, 1989, 3:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
