Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20357
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.0
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: 1969-070B
Object number (NORAD): 4071
Object ID (CCSDS): 4071
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.227 minutes
Inclination: 74.0496 deg
SMA: 7052.014 km
Apoapsis: 683.965 km
Periapsis: 663.792 km
RAAN: 357.4981 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014303
Argument of periapsis: 310.3598 deg
Mean anomaly: 49.6321 deg
Mean motion: 14.65996793 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000756 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014345 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04071U 69070B 25127.81495869 .00000756 00000-0 14345-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04071 74.0496 357.4981 0014303 310.3598 49.6321 14.65996793959312
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
The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 3’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 13, 1969, 10 p.m. from 132/2.
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 13, 1969, 10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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