Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11157
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: 100.399 minutes
Inclination: 74.0335 deg
SMA: 7155.623 km
Apoapsis: 781.262 km
Periapsis: 773.714 km
RAAN: 317.0537 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005274
Argument of periapsis: 184.2704 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.5159 deg
Mean motion: 14.34272195 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000076 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000036299 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23432U 94083B 25187.80807588 .00000076 00000-0 36299-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23432 74.0335 317.0537 0005274 184.2704 291.5159 14.34272195597863
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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