Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11235
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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: 1995-002D
Object number (NORAD): 23466
Object ID (CCSDS): 23466
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.75 minutes
Inclination: 82.9255 deg
SMA: 7360.884 km
Apoapsis: 1007.897 km
Periapsis: 957.6 km
RAAN: 159.8996 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00341651
Argument of periapsis: 333.9071 deg
Mean anomaly: 36.1828 deg
Mean motion: 13.74699651 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000011 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000004386116 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 9:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23466U 95002D 25299.88542353 .00000011 00000-0 -43861-5 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 23466 82.9255 159.8996 0034165 333.9071 36.1828 13.74699651542523
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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