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

15334

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

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: 1983-109B

Object number (NORAD): 14453

Object ID (CCSDS): 14453

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.025 minutes

Inclination: 81.1625 deg

SMA: 7185.324 km

Apoapsis: 881.044 km

Periapsis: 733.335 km

RAAN: 279.2516 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01027848

Argument of periapsis: 243.8673 deg

Mean anomaly: 115.1905 deg

Mean motion: 14.25388298 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000254 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000097385708 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 14453U 83109B 25293.95151845 .00000254 00000-0 97386-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 14453 81.1625 279.2516 0102785 243.8673 115.1905 14.25388298181462

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-12 02:58:01	0.00013578	486.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-14 DEB	LEO	2024-11-20 06:16:24	0.0001413744	484.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-27 05:41:55	0.000493891	408.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-17 04:33:39	0.0001462293	914.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2024-08-24 06:08:05	0.000110472	322.0 (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 10’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1983, 9 a.m. from 16/2.

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 10

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 28, 1983, 9 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 16/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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