Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18984
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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: 1973-109B
Object number (NORAD): 7009
Object ID (CCSDS): 7009
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.572 minutes
Inclination: 82.9485 deg
SMA: 7352.543 km
Apoapsis: 988.797 km
Periapsis: 960.019 km
RAAN: 156.3217 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00195703
Argument of periapsis: 180.505 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.514 deg
Mean motion: 13.77039452 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000015 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013640213 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 11:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 07009U 73109B 25352.98050875 .00000150 00000-0 13640-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 07009 82.9485 156.3217 0019570 180.5050 296.5140 13.77039452610599
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 15’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 29, 1973, 4:12 a.m. from 132/2.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 15
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 29, 1973, 4:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
