SL-3 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

16935

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: 101.98 minutes

Inclination: 81.2462 deg

SMA: 7230.553 km

Apoapsis: 907.012 km

Periapsis: 797.824 km

RAAN: 169.2193 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0075505

Argument of periapsis: 151.0122 deg

Mean anomaly: 209.5276 deg

Mean motion: 14.1203508 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0000027087 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 11, 2025, 6:37 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 11, 2025, 10:29 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 11289U 79021B 25192.43700798 .00000018 00000-0 27087-5 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 11289 81.2462 169.2193 0075505 151.0122 209.5276 14.12035080386261

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-10-29 15:20:47 0.0003594602 27.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-09-19 04:07:48 0.001319187 43.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-09-03 01:14:03 0.0001314896 128.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-08-15 05:39:35 0.0001475377 835.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 4
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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