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

17949

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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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: 1976-069B

Object number (NORAD): 9023

Object ID (CCSDS): 9023

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.929 minutes

Inclination: 74.0437 deg

SMA: 7133.245 km

Apoapsis: 766.456 km

Periapsis: 743.763 km

RAAN: 314.982 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00159063

Argument of periapsis: 99.0629 deg

Mean anomaly: 261.2327 deg

Mean motion: 14.41026919 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.000004 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00013229319 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 09023U 76069B 25247.17706964 .00000400 00000-0 13229-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 09023 74.0437 314.9820 0015906 99.0629 261.2327 14.41026919576473

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
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-05-19 03:13:31	0.0001086187	475.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4B DEB	SSO	2024-12-07 17:40:54	0.0001096118	824.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4B DEB	SSO	2024-11-01 00:29:24	0.0001156085	455.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-10-27 02:14:58	0.0001289956	797.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-08-21 20:29:15	0.0002007832	133.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 13’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on July 15, 1976, 1:11 p.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 15, 1976, 1:11 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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