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SL-8 R/B

NORAD 21876· COSPAR 1992-008B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Feb 17, 1992 from 133/3 (133L), Russia aboard a Kosmos-3M (11K65M).
Kosmos-3M | Parus 75
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 04:31 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Feb 17, 1992
Mass
Apogee
1,008 km
Perigee
957 km
Inclination
82.93°
Period
1.74 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
957 × 1008 km
9821009956May 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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