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.
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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