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

10925

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: 104.588 minutes

Inclination: 82.9795 deg

SMA: 7353.281 km

Apoapsis: 1006.693 km

Periapsis: 943.599 km

RAAN: 230.4403 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00429015

Argument of periapsis: 311.9683 deg

Mean anomaly: 47.7822 deg

Mean motion: 13.76832266 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000123 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010941308 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:22 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23774U 96004B 25346.18253112 .00000123 00000-0 10941-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 23774 82.9795 230.4403 0042902 311.9683 47.7822 13.76832266502055

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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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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