Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
10767
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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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: 1996-004B
Object number (NORAD): 23774
Object ID (CCSDS): 23774
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.589 minutes
Inclination: 82.98 deg
SMA: 7353.34 km
Apoapsis: 1007.849 km
Periapsis: 942.562 km
RAAN: 346.0157 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0044393
Argument of periapsis: 30.0444 deg
Mean anomaly: 330.3246 deg
Mean motion: 13.76815509 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000073427 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23774U 96004B 25189.86504990 .00000088 00000-0 73427-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23774 82.9800 346.0157 0044393 30.0444 330.3246 13.76815509480868
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
Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 85’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 16, 1996, 3:33 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 85
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 16, 1996, 3:33 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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