SL-8 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 26 December 1971
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 5730
COSPAR ID 1971-119B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 73.889°
Eccentricity 0.05592
RA ascending node 22.375 hr
Argument perigee 319.635°
Mean anomaly 36.452°
Orbital period 100.295 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Dec 2025, 00:15

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 379.8 km
Mean Altitude 779.7 km
Peak Altitude 1179.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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