Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19937
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
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: 1970-083B
Object number (NORAD): 4579
Object ID (CCSDS): 4579
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.42 minutes
Inclination: 74.0014 deg
SMA: 7061.255 km
Apoapsis: 690.387 km
Periapsis: 675.852 km
RAAN: 324.4228 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010292
Argument of periapsis: 339.3932 deg
Mean anomaly: 20.6819 deg
Mean motion: 14.6311998 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000549 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011277 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 8:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 4579U 70083B 25132.84400690 .00000549 00000-0 11277-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 4579 74.0014 324.4228 0010292 339.3932 20.6819 14.63119980896319
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 6’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 12, 1970, 1:57 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 12, 1970, 1:57 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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