Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
16062
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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: 1981-046B
Object number (NORAD): 12465
Object ID (CCSDS): 12465
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.827 minutes
Inclination: 81.2323 deg
SMA: 6839.828 km
Apoapsis: 476.733 km
Periapsis: 446.652 km
RAAN: 292.1235 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002199
Argument of periapsis: 355.2801 deg
Mean anomaly: 4.8226 deg
Mean motion: 15.34740779 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009525 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027983 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 10:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 12465U 81046B 25129.93760514 .00009525 00000-0 27983-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 12465 81.2323 292.1235 0021990 355.2801 4.8226 15.34740779391741
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 R/B.
Associated space launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1981, 3:49 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1981, 3:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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