SL-3 R/B

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

16480

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

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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: 1980-073B

Object number (NORAD): 11963

Object ID (CCSDS): 11963

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.118 minutes

Inclination: 81.2786 deg

SMA: 7237.07 km

Apoapsis: 913.974 km

Periapsis: 803.896 km

RAAN: 48.1516 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00760511

Argument of periapsis: 84.6406 deg

Mean anomaly: 276.3435 deg

Mean motion: 14.10128228 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000332 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00017565268 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 1:36 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 11963U 80073B 25295.56714457 .00000332 00000-0 17565-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 11963 81.2786 48.1516 0076051 84.6406 276.3435 14.10128228319929

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	2025-04-01 12:20:49	0.0003022806	147.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-12 DEB	LEO	2025-03-31 21:00:39	0.0002201911	422.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-26 11:02:23	0.0001121892	287.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4B DEB	SSO	2024-10-12 06:57:19	0.0001044269	214.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-09-02 09:03:06	0.0002160744	745.0 (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 6’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 9, 1980, 11 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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