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
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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: 1995-032B
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: 1000.654 km
Periapsis: 966.142 km
RAAN: 126.5346 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023441
Argument of periapsis: 326.7815 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.1868 deg
Mean motion: 13.74517852 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000071 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000058819 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 9:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23604U 95032B 25189.88697108 .00000071 00000-0 58819-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 23604 82.9050 126.5346 0023441 326.7815 33.1868 13.74517852505354
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 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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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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