SL-8 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

19616

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-8 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SL-8 DEB

International designator: 1971-114E

Object number (NORAD): 37886

Object ID (CCSDS): 37886

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.028 minutes

Inclination: 74.0292 deg

SMA: 7137.973 km

Apoapsis: 776.623 km

Periapsis: 743.053 km

RAAN: 324.5043 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00235148

Argument of periapsis: 17.6354 deg

Mean anomaly: 342.5612 deg

Mean motion: 14.39595271 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000288 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010041338 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, noon UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 37886U 71114E 25242.50008641 .00000288 00000-0 10041-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 37886 74.0292 324.5043 0023515 17.6354 342.5612 14.39595271639435

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-8 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SCOUT G-1 R/B	LEO	2024-10-27 05:38:19	0.0001354292	889.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-29 04:31:16	0.001075818	353.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-09-25 16:18:05	0.0002136404	746.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-07-28 19:04:46	0.0001075051	100.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-06-17 06:16:41	0.0004846948	60.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

SL-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49’, on board a Kosmos 11K63 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 17, 1971, 10:39 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 17, 1971, 10:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos 11K63

Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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