Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18282
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.9
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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: 1975-074B
Object number (NORAD): 8073
Object ID (CCSDS): 8073
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.632 minutes
Inclination: 82.8957 deg
SMA: 7355.347 km
Apoapsis: 993.482 km
Periapsis: 960.941 km
RAAN: 248.9343 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00221206
Argument of periapsis: 35.1658 deg
Mean anomaly: 85.1476 deg
Mean motion: 13.76252183 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000016287854 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 7:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 1:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08073U 75074B 25244.57898633 -.00000001 00000-0 -16288-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 08073 82.8957 248.9343 0022121 35.1658 85.1476 13.76252183512320
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-8 R/B.
Associated space launch
Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Parus 3’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 14, 1975, 1:29 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 14, 1975, 1:29 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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