Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
13132
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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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: 1989-059B
Object number (NORAD): 20150
Object ID (CCSDS): 20150
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.66 minutes
Inclination: 82.9401 deg
SMA: 7356.638 km
Apoapsis: 999.602 km
Periapsis: 957.403 km
RAAN: 71.8872 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028681
Argument of periapsis: 350.7666 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.131 deg
Mean motion: 13.75890024 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000028 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000013239 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, 3:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 20150U 89059B 25187.63049630 .00000028 00000-0 13239-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 20150 82.9401 71.8872 0028681 350.7666 27.1310 13.75890024804606
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
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 67’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on July 25, 1989, 7:48 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 67
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 25, 1989, 7:48 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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