Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16285
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
Latest
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: 1981-043B
Object number (NORAD): 12457
Object ID (CCSDS): 12457
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.298 minutes
Inclination: 81.2752 deg
SMA: 7245.557 km
Apoapsis: 913.386 km
Periapsis: 821.457 km
RAAN: 4.6774 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00634382
Argument of periapsis: 64.824 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.949 deg
Mean motion: 14.07651419 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000023170469 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 12457U 81043B 25346.19961777 -.00000027 00000-0 -23170-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 12457 81.2752 4.6774 0063438 64.8240 295.9490 14.07651419288501
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 7’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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