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

10534

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

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: 1996-052C

Object number (NORAD): 24306

Object ID (CCSDS): 24306

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.711 minutes

Inclination: 82.9364 deg

SMA: 7359.059 km

Apoapsis: 1001.169 km

Periapsis: 960.679 km

RAAN: 318.2605 deg

Eccentricy: 0.002751

Argument of periapsis: 92.3981 deg

Mean anomaly: 268.0325 deg

Mean motion: 13.75211007 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000079 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000066344 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:15 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 24306U 96052C 25188.88607386 .00000079 00000-0 66344-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 24306 82.9364 318.2605 0027510 92.3981 268.0325 13.75211007446884

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
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-10-21 14:08:57 0.000201138 230.0 (m) DEBRIS

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

The launch took place on Sept. 5, 1996, 12:47 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Parus 86
Kosmos-3M | Parus 86

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 5, 1996, 12:47 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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