Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17434
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-3 DEB
International designator: 1977-117C
Object number (NORAD): 14950
Object ID (CCSDS): 14950
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.195 minutes
Inclination: 81.2511 deg
SMA: 7240.668 km
Apoapsis: 892.262 km
Periapsis: 832.805 km
RAAN: 244.6959 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00410581
Argument of periapsis: 35.6433 deg
Mean anomaly: 86.7472 deg
Mean motion: 14.09077133 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000041 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000030775487 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14950U 77117C 25249.43086506 -.00000041 00000-0 -30775-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 14950 81.2511 244.6959 0041058 35.6433 86.7472 14.09077133452347
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
SL-3 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 3’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 14, 1977, 9:30 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 14, 1977, 9:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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