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

11401

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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: 101.002 minutes

Inclination: 82.9602 deg

SMA: 7184.246 km

Apoapsis: 1243.16 km

Periapsis: 369.061 km

RAAN: 91.3416 deg

Eccentricy: 0.06083445

Argument of periapsis: 222.9055 deg

Mean anomaly: 132.3137 deg

Mean motion: 14.25709347 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00014977 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00078160313 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23279U 94061B 25347.67339223 .00014977 00000-0 78160-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 23279 82.9602 91.3416 0608344 222.9055 132.3137 14.25709347559131

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-04 05:45:08	0.0004599563	447.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-09-01 20:26:29	0.0001666412	474.0 (m)	DEBRIS
OPS 4682 DEB	SSO	2025-08-27 13:31:44	0.001095122	124.0 (m)	DEBRIS
OPS 4682 DEB	SSO	2025-08-25 21:03:22	0.0002397476	466.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SUNSAT	SSO	2025-04-29 15:52:59	0.0001949174	692.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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