Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11241
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: 101.232 minutes
Inclination: 82.9601 deg
SMA: 7195.122 km
Apoapsis: 1264.419 km
Periapsis: 369.554 km
RAAN: 220.6068 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0621855
Argument of periapsis: 351.512 deg
Mean anomaly: 7.5904 deg
Mean motion: 14.22477984 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006053 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032086 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23279U 94061B 25187.58733136 .00006053 00000-0 32086-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23279 82.9601 220.6068 0621855 351.5120 7.5904 14.22477984536387
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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