Key statistics
Satellite SL-8 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18048
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: 99.922 minutes
Inclination: 74.0413 deg
SMA: 7132.94 km
Apoapsis: 767.731 km
Periapsis: 741.878 km
RAAN: 132.4605 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00181228
Argument of periapsis: 253.4986 deg
Mean anomaly: 106.4179 deg
Mean motion: 14.41119335 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000475 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015537548 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 09023U 76069B 25345.82401541 .00000475 00000-0 15538-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 09023 74.0413 132.4605 0018123 253.4986 106.4179 14.41119335590686
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 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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