SL-3 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

15647

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

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 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SL-3 DEB

International designator: 1982-116C

Object number (NORAD): 13720

Object ID (CCSDS): 13720

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.697 minutes

Inclination: 81.2504 deg

SMA: 7217.164 km

Apoapsis: 878.305 km

Periapsis: 799.754 km

RAAN: 225.8028 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00544201

Argument of periapsis: 295.6107 deg

Mean anomaly: 93.3393 deg

Mean motion: 14.15966122 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000159 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000073491595 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 7:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 13720U 82116C 25288.81238983 .00000159 00000-0 73492-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 13720 81.2504 225.8028 0054420 295.6107 93.3393 14.15966122211806

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-3 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-04-09 06:11:41	0.0002194219	78.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-12-11 19:07:09	0.0001900653	89.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-11-18 09:42:55	0.0001043504	79.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-16 18:44:07	0.000170821	111.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-14 03:06:50	0.0003754759	433.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

SL-3 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 9’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 14, 1982, 10:30 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 9

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 14, 1982, 10:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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