Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
15785
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
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: 1982-013B
Object number (NORAD): 13068
Object ID (CCSDS): 13068
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.8 minutes
Inclination: 81.1745 deg
SMA: 6887.036 km
Apoapsis: 525.975 km
Periapsis: 491.826 km
RAAN: 157.0998 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0024792
Argument of periapsis: 124.5256 deg
Mean anomaly: 235.832 deg
Mean motion: 15.18987676 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003831 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018053 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 10:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 13068U 82013B 25128.92754325 .00003831 00000-0 18053-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 13068 81.1745 157.0998 0024792 124.5256 235.8320 15.18987676358045
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 33’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 19, 1982, 1:42 a.m. from 16/2.
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 33
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 19, 1982, 1:42 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 16/2
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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