Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16179
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: 102.3 minutes
Inclination: 81.272 deg
SMA: 7245.666 km
Apoapsis: 912.518 km
Periapsis: 822.544 km
RAAN: 105.4994 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00620881
Argument of periapsis: 2.3426 deg
Mean anomaly: 357.8022 deg
Mean motion: 14.0761955 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000092 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000046593257 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 8:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 12457U 81043B 25241.85338386 .00000092 00000-0 46593-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 12457 81.2720 105.4994 0062088 2.3426 357.8022 14.07619550273821
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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