Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18174
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
83.0
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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: 1976-005B
Object number (NORAD): 8597
Object ID (CCSDS): 8597
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.692 minutes
Inclination: 82.9731 deg
SMA: 7358.137 km
Apoapsis: 998.297 km
Periapsis: 961.707 km
RAAN: 334.6678 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00248631
Argument of periapsis: 354.2699 deg
Mean anomaly: 116.0195 deg
Mean motion: 13.75469456 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000164 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015403031 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 1:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08597U 76005B 25295.54657222 .00000164 00000-0 15403-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 08597 82.9731 334.6678 0024863 354.2699 116.0195 13.75469456495932
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 5’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 20, 1976, 5:07 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 20, 1976, 5:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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