Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16873
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-3 R/B
International designator: 1979-021B
Object number (NORAD): 11289
Object ID (CCSDS): 11289
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.981 minutes
Inclination: 81.2479 deg
SMA: 7230.578 km
Apoapsis: 906.272 km
Periapsis: 798.615 km
RAAN: 230.369 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0074446
Argument of periapsis: 330.4414 deg
Mean anomaly: 29.2558 deg
Mean motion: 14.12027664 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000078555 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 11289U 79021B 25129.79701313 .00000160 00000-0 78555-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11289 81.2479 230.3690 0074446 330.4414 29.2558 14.12027664377428
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-3 R/B.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 1, 1979, 6:45 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 1, 1979, 6:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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