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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 839 DEB MEO 2025-05-15 12:47:42 0.002130162 133.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 839 DEB MEO 2024-11-26 00:53:53 0.002705483 63.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-14 01:00:39 0.0001191247 319.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-10-17 07:33:15 0.002790768 70.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 85
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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