Key statistics
Satellite SL-14 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17285
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
82.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-14 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-14 R/B
International designator: 1978-067B
Object number (NORAD): 10974
Object ID (CCSDS): 10974
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.658 minutes
Inclination: 82.4811 deg
SMA: 6976.716 km
Apoapsis: 609.303 km
Periapsis: 587.859 km
RAAN: 157.4056 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00153682
Argument of periapsis: 309.2765 deg
Mean anomaly: 50.7089 deg
Mean motion: 14.89793948 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000783 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000078927491 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 3:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-14 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 10974U 78067B 25296.66310559 .00000783 00000-0 78927-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 10974 82.4811 157.4056 0015368 309.2765 50.7089 14.89793948540000
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-14 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-14 R/B.
Associated space launch
Early warning satellite
SL-14 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 9’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 28, 1978, 2:58 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | US-K 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 28, 1978, 2:58 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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