Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18238
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
74.1
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: 1975-094B
Object number (NORAD): 8344
Object ID (CCSDS): 8344
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.969 minutes
Inclination: 74.0587 deg
SMA: 7135.156 km
Apoapsis: 772.936 km
Periapsis: 741.107 km
RAAN: 355.1129 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00223049
Argument of periapsis: 226.7923 deg
Mean anomaly: 133.137 deg
Mean motion: 14.40447749 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000585 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019190364 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 12:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08344U 75094B 25246.02679450 .00000585 00000-0 19190-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 08344 74.0587 355.1129 0022305 226.7923 133.1370 14.40447749617018
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
Military communications satellite
SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 30, 1975, 6:37 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 30, 1975, 6:37 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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