In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 21253
COSPAR: 1991-009BL

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Spacecraft

Owner: Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S21253, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-02-12
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-2125/2132
Mission name: Strela-1M
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC133/3
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-009

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-009, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1991-02-12
Period: 118.6 min
Inclination: 74.11°
Apogee: 1,734 km
Perigee: 1,498 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1006 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-8 R/B (NORAD 21108)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris112 in total, 112 still in orbit
Payload8 in total, 8 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit