Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11285
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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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: 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: 82.9245 deg
SMA: 7360.882 km
Apoapsis: 1008.142 km
Periapsis: 957.352 km
RAAN: 122.825 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00345
Argument of periapsis: 190.627 deg
Mean anomaly: 280.1266 deg
Mean motion: 13.7470011 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000034 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000019880778 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 8:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23466U 95002D 25349.83570999 .00000034 00000-0 19881-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23466 82.9245 122.8250 0034500 190.6270 280.1266 13.74700110549388
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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