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

16233

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: 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: 102.299 minutes

Inclination: 81.2772 deg

SMA: 7245.583 km

Apoapsis: 911.933 km

Periapsis: 822.963 km

RAAN: 53.4292 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00613962

Argument of periapsis: 207.2896 deg

Mean anomaly: 152.5045 deg

Mean motion: 14.07643834 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000234 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00012898193 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, 5:35 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 12457U 81043B 25295.73266056 .00000234 00000-0 12898-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 12457 81.2772 53.4292 0061396 207.2896 152.5045 14.07643834281409

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
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-06-24 12:08:40	0.0001379783	423.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-04-13 02:02:00	0.0002059525	513.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2A DEB	SSO	2024-11-13 08:27:54	0.0001587468	58.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-10-26 03:35:49	0.0002049518	495.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-10-02 22:30:08	0.0004384259	241.0 (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 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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