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

20577

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

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 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: 98.199 minutes

Inclination: 74.0485 deg

SMA: 7050.708 km

Apoapsis: 682.607 km

Periapsis: 662.54 km

RAAN: 296.798 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00142306

Argument of periapsis: 202.411 deg

Mean anomaly: 157.6439 deg

Mean motion: 14.66403965 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001288 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00023822776 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:08 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 04071U 69070B 25346.29785997 .00001288 00000-0 23823-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04071 74.0485 296.7980 0014231 202.4110 157.6439 14.66403965991338

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
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-04-16 22:12:41 0.0001198104 880.0 (m) DEBRIS
ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB) LEO 2024-12-14 10:16:03 0.001949906 575.0 (m) PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-09-24 20:12:47 0.0001256645 356.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 3
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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