In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 18501
COSPAR: 1978-019E

OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.

Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S18501, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1978-02-17
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-990
Mission name: Strela-2M
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1978-019

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1978-019, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1978-02-17
Period: 97.3 min
Inclination: 74.05°
Apogee: 637 km
Perigee: 623 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0164 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 990 (NORAD 10676)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit