Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17090
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-3 DEB
International designator: 1979-021C
Object number (NORAD): 11290
Object ID (CCSDS): 11290
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.039 minutes
Inclination: 81.2027 deg
SMA: 7233.323 km
Apoapsis: 877.055 km
Periapsis: 833.32 km
RAAN: 319.3388 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00302317
Argument of periapsis: 252.3453 deg
Mean anomaly: 107.4416 deg
Mean motion: 14.11224088 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000095 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000045768541 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 9:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 11290U 79021C 25347.41171422 .00000095 00000-0 45769-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 11290 81.2027 319.3388 0030232 252.3453 107.4416 14.11224088407874
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
SL-3 DEB 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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