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

12893

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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: 1990-004B

Object number (NORAD): 20433

Object ID (CCSDS): 20433

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.189 minutes

Inclination: 74.0341 deg

SMA: 7145.618 km

Apoapsis: 797.119 km

Periapsis: 737.847 km

RAAN: 105.1486 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0041474

Argument of periapsis: 252.1783 deg

Mean anomaly: 172.4282 deg

Mean motion: 14.37285637 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000324 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00011652 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 10:08 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 20433U 90004B 25126.92247995 .00000324 00000-0 11652-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 20433 74.0341 105.1486 0041474 252.1783 172.4282 14.37285637848514

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
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB SSO 2025-02-19 22:46:34 0.0001142257 138.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-05-31 12:02:17 0.0002470892 382.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 18, 1990, 12:52 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 47

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 18, 1990, 12:52 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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