SL-8 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 14 December 1971
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 5685
COSPAR ID 1971-111B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 74.026°
Eccentricity 0.00221
RA ascending node 18.993 hr
Argument perigee 57.801°
Mean anomaly 321.415°
Orbital period 104.568 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 00:50

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 965.1 km
Mean Altitude 981.3 km
Peak Altitude 997.6 km

Orbital History

Drag the graphs below left or right to change the time range, or use your scroll wheel to zoom in or out.

Launched alongside

COSMOS 465

Share

South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

Color scheme