Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18225
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: 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: 82.901 deg
SMA: 7355.364 km
Apoapsis: 992.868 km
Periapsis: 961.59 km
RAAN: 291.4558 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021262
Argument of periapsis: 187.1624 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.6518 deg
Mean motion: 13.76247475 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000048 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00003321 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 3:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08073U 75074B 25187.65188179 .00000048 00000-0 33210-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 08073 82.9010 291.4558 0021262 187.1624 286.6518 13.76247475504490
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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