Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18178
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: 99.971 minutes
Inclination: 74.0561 deg
SMA: 7135.253 km
Apoapsis: 772.665 km
Periapsis: 741.57 km
RAAN: 102.4729 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002179
Argument of periapsis: 343.5099 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.5345 deg
Mean motion: 14.40418637 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000162 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000059259 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 8344U 75094B 25187.89569313 .00000162 00000-0 59259-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 8344 74.0561 102.4729 0021790 343.5099 16.5345 14.40418637608939
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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