Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19897
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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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: 1971-020C
Object number (NORAD): 5052
Object ID (CCSDS): 5052
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.833 minutes
Inclination: 65.8193 deg
SMA: 7364.774 km
Apoapsis: 997.665 km
Periapsis: 975.613 km
RAAN: 109.9315 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00149719
Argument of periapsis: 279.0158 deg
Mean anomaly: 170.8363 deg
Mean motion: 13.7361058 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000082705047 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05052U 71020C 25249.91971569 -.00000003 00000-0 82705-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 05052 65.8193 109.9315 0014972 279.0158 170.8363 13.73610580730304
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 DEB.
Associated space launch
ASAT target satellite
SL-8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 4’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 18, 1971, 9:45 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 18, 1971, 9:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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