Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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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: 1994-061B
Object number (NORAD): 23279
Object ID (CCSDS): 23279
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.319 minutes
Inclination: 82.9598 deg
SMA: 7199.232 km
Apoapsis: 1272.774 km
Periapsis: 369.42 km
RAAN: 269.4886 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0627396
Argument of periapsis: 175.9445 deg
Mean anomaly: 184.7193 deg
Mean motion: 14.21260029 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00018821 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010042 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, 8:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23279U 94061B 25126.86174921 .00018821 00000-0 10042-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 23279 82.9598 269.4886 0627396 175.9445 184.7193 14.21260029527720
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Radar calibration satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 24’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 27, 1994, 2 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 24
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 27, 1994, 2 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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