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

17905

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.1

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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: 1976-061B

Object number (NORAD): 8924

Object ID (CCSDS): 8924

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.111 minutes

Inclination: 74.0575 deg

SMA: 7141.907 km

Apoapsis: 773.912 km

Periapsis: 753.632 km

RAAN: 99.9352 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0014198

Argument of periapsis: 344.1608 deg

Mean anomaly: 167.9799 deg

Mean motion: 14.38406009 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000161 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000061273 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 5:04 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 08924U 76061B 25187.21147256 .00000161 00000-0 61273-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 08924 74.0575 99.9352 0014198 344.1608 167.9799 14.38406009566076

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
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB	SSO	2025-04-27 03:58:29	0.0003470785	573.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-12 09:54:40	0.002270112	52.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-24 16:16:54	0.0002467574	270.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2024-08-24 22:16:17	0.0001853194	562.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-07-10 21:18:00	0.0001165225	479.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 12’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on June 29, 1976, 8:12 a.m. from 132/2.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 29, 1976, 8:12 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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