Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17314
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: 102.196 minutes
Inclination: 81.2562 deg
SMA: 7240.727 km
Apoapsis: 893.474 km
Periapsis: 831.71 km
RAAN: 0.9082 deg
Eccentricy: 0.004265
Argument of periapsis: 9.1564 deg
Mean anomaly: 53.0536 deg
Mean motion: 14.09060039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000168 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088921 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, 4:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14950U 77117C 25129.69938213 .00000168 00000-0 88921-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 14950 81.2562 0.9082 0042650 9.1564 53.0536 14.09060039435484
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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