Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19483
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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: 1972-035B
Object number (NORAD): 6020
Object ID (CCSDS): 6020
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.414 minutes
Inclination: 74.0212 deg
SMA: 7345.137 km
Apoapsis: 982.914 km
Periapsis: 951.089 km
RAAN: 292.6616 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00216636
Argument of periapsis: 317.965 deg
Mean anomaly: 216.966 deg
Mean motion: 13.79122822 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000095 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011465487 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 8:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06020U 72035B 25250.84718152 .00000095 00000-0 11465-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 06020 74.0212 292.6616 0021664 317.9650 216.9660 13.79122822683068
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 11’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 6, 1972, 11:24 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 11
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 6, 1972, 11:24 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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