SL-8 R/B, 3048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SL-8 R/B, 3048 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 23 Nov 1967 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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Identifier

3048, 1967-116B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

Russian Strategic Rocket Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoe

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

S3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,434 kg wet, 1,434 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-11-23 (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 21 hours ago

0 SL-8 R/B
1  3048U 67116B   25109.02712059  .00000969  00000-0  19591-3 0  9991
2  3048  74.0057 304.1850 0007009 172.0916 345.9463 14.62783750 44053

Epoch: 2025-04-19T00:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T00:39:03.218Z)

Latitude

21.10496°

Longitude

-99.27204°

Altitude

681.714 km

Speed

7.52 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 51m 28s

True Declination

20° 59' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-3.56031°

Longitude

-93.65403°

Altitude

682.551 km

Speed

7.518 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 09m 50s

Apparent Declination

-40° 20' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:58:51

Azimuth

121.859° SE

Elevation

-26.319°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

686.745 km

Perigee altitude

676.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,059.934 km

Eccentricity

0.0007009

Inclination

74.0057°

RAAN

304.185°

Arg. of periapsis

172.0916°

True anomaly

345.92678°

Mean anomaly

345.9463°

Eccentric anomaly

345.93654°

Mean motion

3.65883 °/min

BSTAR

0.00019591

Orbital period

98.39 mins

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Other satellites on launch #116 in the year 1967 (1967-11-23 UTC)

COSMOS 192, 3047

COSMOS 192 DEB, 35876 (Decayed)

COSMOS 192 DEB, 35877 (Decayed)

COSMOS 192 DEB, 35878 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2025-04-19 23:27:18.550Z	2.796° NNE	2025-04-19 23:31:18.550Z	61.708° ENE	26.174°	2025-04-19 23:35:18.550Z	122.942° SE
6 mins	2025-04-20 01:09:18.550Z	300.357° NW	2025-04-20 01:11:18.550Z	264.476° W	24.377°	2025-04-20 01:15:18.550Z	204.137° SW
7 mins	2025-04-20 13:49:18.550Z	183.196° SSW	2025-04-20 13:52:18.550Z	96.287° ESE	42.618°	2025-04-20 13:56:18.550Z	25.522° NE

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