Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
10486
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1996-071B
Object number (NORAD): 24678
Object ID (CCSDS): 24678
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.817 minutes
Inclination: 82.94 deg
SMA: 7364.018 km
Apoapsis: 1003.076 km
Periapsis: 968.689 km
RAAN: 28.7419 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00233481
Argument of periapsis: 243.6982 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.8334 deg
Mean motion: 13.73822209 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000047 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000034269047 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 24678U 96071B 25246.96789649 .00000047 00000-0 34269-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 24678 82.9400 28.7419 0023348 243.6982 252.8334 13.73822209439029
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 87’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 20, 1996, 6:43 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 87
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 20, 1996, 6:43 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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