Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18337
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: 99.963 minutes
Inclination: 74.0539 deg
SMA: 7134.874 km
Apoapsis: 771.993 km
Periapsis: 741.485 km
RAAN: 170.5324 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021379
Argument of periapsis: 12.1982 deg
Mean anomaly: 347.9686 deg
Mean motion: 14.40533321 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000329 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011126 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 8344U 75094B 25345.96385149 .00000329 00000-0 11126-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 8344 74.0539 170.5324 0021379 12.1982 347.9686 14.40533321631409
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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