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

10962

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: 1995-032B

Object number (NORAD): 23604

Object ID (CCSDS): 23604

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.764 minutes

Inclination: 82.905 deg

SMA: 7361.533 km

Apoapsis: 1000.7 km

Periapsis: 966.096 km

RAAN: 127.2927 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0023503

Argument of periapsis: 329.6955 deg

Mean anomaly: 30.284 deg

Mean motion: 13.74517739 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000074 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000062246 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:16 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23604U 95032B 25188.86786071 .00000074 00000-0 62246-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 23604 82.9050 127.2927 0023503 329.6955 30.2840 13.74517739505210

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-23 21:29:44 0.0005109581 116.0 (m) DEBRIS

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 21’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on July 5, 1995, 3:09 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 21
Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 21

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 5, 1995, 3:09 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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