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SL-8 R/B

NORAD 19257· COSPAR 1988-053B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 21, 1988 from 133/3 (133L), Russia aboard a Kosmos-3M (11K65M).
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 45
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 03:28 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Jun 21, 1988
Mass
Apogee
782 km
Perigee
751 km
Inclination
74.05°
Period
1.67 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SL-8 R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
751 × 782 km
767782751May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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