SL-8 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

18287

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: 99.966 minutes

Inclination: 74.0541 deg

SMA: 7135.021 km

Apoapsis: 771.469 km

Periapsis: 742.304 km

RAAN: 261.0889 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00204374

Argument of periapsis: 119.5281 deg

Mean anomaly: 240.7916 deg

Mean motion: 14.40488642 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000436 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014503954 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:24 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 08344U 75094B 25296.93371725 .00000436 00000-0 14504-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 08344 74.0541 261.0889 0020437 119.5281 240.7916 14.40488642624348

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-05-07 14:15:00 0.0001134284 922.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-12-03 15:46:23 0.0001400501 660.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-29 10:03:08 0.0002976522 134.0 (m) DEBRIS

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).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 10
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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