Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11995
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: 1993-008B
Object number (NORAD): 22488
Object ID (CCSDS): 22488
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.5 minutes
Inclination: 82.9419 deg
SMA: 7349.155 km
Apoapsis: 989.592 km
Periapsis: 952.448 km
RAAN: 291.1026 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00252708
Argument of periapsis: 173.1962 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.2938 deg
Mean motion: 13.77991862 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000148 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013146609 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 22488U 93008B 25346.26855497 .00000148 00000-0 13147-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 22488 82.9419 291.1026 0025271 173.1962 295.2938 13.77991862650851
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 79’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 9, 1993, 2:56 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 79
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 9, 1993, 2:56 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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