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

16790

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: 1979-095B

Object number (NORAD): 11608

Object ID (CCSDS): 11608

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.38 minutes

Inclination: 81.2106 deg

SMA: 7249.443 km

Apoapsis: 910.197 km

Periapsis: 832.42 km

RAAN: 134.7347 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00536429

Argument of periapsis: 244.9607 deg

Mean anomaly: 114.5987 deg

Mean motion: 14.06519521 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000217 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00012234206 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 11608U 79095B 25291.95455654 .00000217 00000-0 12234-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 11608 81.2106 134.7347 0053643 244.9607 114.5987 14.06519521357901

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-10-05 13:29:28	0.000231459	135.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-23 20:15:18	0.0008184378	43.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-13 04:48:39	0.0001451738	523.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-10-03 13:19:43	0.0001265571	643.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-08-27 10:56:44	0.0001151437	398.0 (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 5’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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