In orbitDebris

SL-8 DEB

NORAD: 27737
COSPAR: 1981-120J

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Spacecraft

Built by: Omsk Aviation Plant
Owner: Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27737, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-12-17
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: RS-3/8
Mission name: RS-3
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-120

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-120, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-12-17
Period: 119.2 min
Inclination: 82.96°
Apogee: 1,666 km
Perigee: 1,622 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0067 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-8 R/B (NORAD 13003)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 12 still in orbit
Payload6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit