SL-8 R/B, 3131

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SL-8 R/B, 3131 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 20 Feb 1968 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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SL-8 R/B details

Identifier	3131, 1968-011B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	15 hours ago
Origin	RVSN (CIS)
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoe
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	S3, Unknown motor
Mass	1,434 kg wet, 1,434 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1968-02-20 (57 years ago)
Launch vehicle	Unknown
Launch site	Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 4.2 m
Radar Cross Section	10.179 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SL-8 R/B
1 03131U 68011B   24356.58975403 -.00000058  00000-0 -10045-3 0  9993
2 03131  74.0485 207.4072 0014247 164.1164 196.0374 13.18013567733863

Epoch: 2024-12-21T14:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T14:09:14.748Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-95.543°
Altitude	1,205.152 km
Speed	7.247 km/s
True Right ascension	13h 49m 37s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	49.99042°
Longitude	-76.66754°
Altitude	1,203.621 km
Speed	7.255 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	15h 34m 40s
Apparent Declination	10° 00' 56"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	04:04:07
Azimuth	9.425° NNE
Elevation	-39.604°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	1,200.855 km
Perigee altitude	1,179.29 km
Semi-major axis	7,568.209 km
Eccentricity	0.0014247
Inclination	74.0485°
RAAN	207.4072°
Arg. of periapsis	164.1164°
True anomaly	195.99237°
Mean anomaly	196.0374°
Eccentric anomaly	196.01488°
Mean motion	3.2965 °/min
BSTAR	-0.00010045
Orbital period	109.21 mins

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SL-8 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2024-12-22 13:56:36.019Z	139.041° SSE	2024-12-22 14:01:36.019Z	95.646° ESE	20.111°	2024-12-22 14:06:36.019Z	50.227° ENE
13 mins	2024-12-22 15:46:36.019Z	210.727° SW	2024-12-22 15:52:36.019Z	297.781° NW	42.815°	2024-12-22 15:59:36.019Z	14.046° NNE
5 mins	2024-12-22 17:43:36.019Z	297.512° NW	2024-12-22 17:45:36.019Z	314.809° NW	13.169°	2024-12-22 17:48:36.019Z	339.57° N
6 mins	2024-12-22 23:32:36.019Z	28.453° NE	2024-12-22 23:34:36.019Z	46.519° ENE	15.035°	2024-12-22 23:38:36.019Z	81.265° E
13 mins	2024-12-23 01:21:36.019Z	344.59° N	2024-12-23 01:27:36.019Z	73.954° E	44.424°	2024-12-23 01:34:36.019Z	157.226° SSE
7 mins	2024-12-23 03:14:36.019Z	299.457° NW	2024-12-23 03:17:36.019Z	272.674° WNW	16.763°	2024-12-23 03:21:36.019Z	236.112° WSW

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