Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17531
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: 102.193 minutes
Inclination: 81.2538 deg
SMA: 7240.577 km
Apoapsis: 890.201 km
Periapsis: 834.684 km
RAAN: 151.0377 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0038337
Argument of periapsis: 124.4801 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.9063 deg
Mean motion: 14.09103692 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000042781 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14950U 77117C 25345.93580854 .00000088 00000-0 42781-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 14950 81.2538 151.0377 0038337 124.4801 27.9063 14.09103692465935
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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