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

11316

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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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: 1994-083B

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: 100.393 minutes

Inclination: 74.0328 deg

SMA: 7155.299 km

Apoapsis: 781.477 km

Periapsis: 772.85 km

RAAN: 26.8877 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00060288

Argument of periapsis: 218.0655 deg

Mean anomaly: 216.9274 deg

Mean motion: 14.34369731 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000369 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014058715 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23432U 94083B 25346.26711513 .00000369 00000-0 14059-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 23432 74.0328 26.8877 0006029 218.0655 216.9274 14.34369731620350

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
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2025-11-06 07:30:04	0.0001137335	235.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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

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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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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