Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11956
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1992-053B
Object number (NORAD): 22081
Object ID (CCSDS): 22081
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.375 minutes
Inclination: 74.0441 deg
SMA: 7154.446 km
Apoapsis: 801.815 km
Periapsis: 750.808 km
RAAN: 212.1031 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0035647
Argument of periapsis: 197.2349 deg
Mean anomaly: 162.7596 deg
Mean motion: 14.34626122 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000304 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011606 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, 2:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 22081U 92053B 25126.61627634 .00000304 00000-0 11606-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 22081 74.0441 212.1031 0035647 197.2349 162.7596 14.34626122711157
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.
Associated space launch
Military communications satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 50’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 12, 1992, 5:44 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 50
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 12, 1992, 5:44 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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