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

17812

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: 1976-098B

Object number (NORAD): 9444

Object ID (CCSDS): 9444

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.058 minutes

Inclination: 74.0515 deg

SMA: 7139.413 km

Apoapsis: 770.019 km

Periapsis: 752.536 km

RAAN: 285.2616 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0012244

Argument of periapsis: 55.6612 deg

Mean anomaly: 304.5699 deg

Mean motion: 14.39159798 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000157 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000059048 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:39 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-8 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 9444U 76098B 25186.73579631 .00000157 00000-0 59048-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 9444 74.0515 285.2616 0012244 55.6612 304.5699 14.39159798991655

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
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-05-04 22:05:07 0.000131335 658.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-02-09 09:13:06 0.0007335741 47.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-21 14:57:09 0.0003899722 857.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB SSO 2024-08-16 23:01:09 0.0003377809 288.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-07-22 10:37:58 0.0001099099 310.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military communications satellite

SL-8 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 14’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 29, 1976, 7:04 a.m. from 132/2.

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 14
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 29, 1976, 7:04 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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