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

11268

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: 1994-083B

Object number (NORAD): 23432

Object ID (CCSDS): 23432

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.395 minutes

Inclination: 74.0295 deg

SMA: 7155.424 km

Apoapsis: 781.757 km

Periapsis: 772.82 km

RAAN: 113.4703 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00062444

Argument of periapsis: 298.8425 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.9623 deg

Mean motion: 14.34332198 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000237 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000093794864 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 11:42 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23432U 94083B 25298.98783531 .00000237 00000-0 93795-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 23432 74.0295 113.4703 0006244 298.8425 179.9623 14.34332198613573

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
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-09-15 07:41:50 0.0002061268 336.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-03-16 11:21:57 0.0007037831 72.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-03-03 11:58:10 0.002935382 128.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-01-28 05:49:18 0.0001766038 787.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
NOAA 6 SSO 2024-10-24 07:08:36 0.0006875036 309.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 20, 1994, 5:11 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 20, 1994, 5:11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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