Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16686
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: 102.382 minutes
Inclination: 81.2115 deg
SMA: 7249.505 km
Apoapsis: 910.681 km
Periapsis: 832.059 km
RAAN: 236.0607 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0054226
Argument of periapsis: 177.6553 deg
Mean anomaly: 182.4881 deg
Mean motion: 14.0650152 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000151 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00008272 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 11608U 79095B 25187.59603374 .00000151 00000-0 82720-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 11608 81.2115 236.0607 0054226 177.6553 182.4881 14.06501520343234
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 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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