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

9299

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.8

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: 2000-033D

Object number (NORAD): 26387

Object ID (CCSDS): 26387

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.726 minutes

Inclination: 97.8169 deg

SMA: 7028.011 km

Apoapsis: 667.645 km

Periapsis: 632.107 km

RAAN: 319.2946 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00252829

Argument of periapsis: 138.9359 deg

Mean anomaly: 221.3759 deg

Mean motion: 14.73513536 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001642 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00025880828 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:18 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 26387U 00033D 25345.92917152 .00001642 00000-0 25881-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 26387 97.8169 319.2946 0025283 138.9359 221.3759 14.73513536620814

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-06-02 14:34:41 0.0001510231 157.0 (m) DEBRIS
RUBIN 3/SL-8 SSO 2025-03-22 14:03:43 0.0006778454 897.0 (m) PAYLOAD
PICOSAT 5 SSO 2025-01-30 09:07:09 0.0005482334 573.0 (m) PAYLOAD
RUBIN 4/SL-8 SSO 2024-09-02 17:16:07 0.0001330509 313.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 9’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 28, 2000, 10:37 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 9
Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 9

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 28, 2000, 10:37 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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