Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18577
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-3 DEB
International designator: 1974-083C
Object number (NORAD): 15521
Object ID (CCSDS): 15521
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.157 minutes
Inclination: 81.2127 deg
SMA: 7238.872 km
Apoapsis: 900.617 km
Periapsis: 820.856 km
RAAN: 103.8228 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00550924
Argument of periapsis: 190.3797 deg
Mean anomaly: 184.5704 deg
Mean motion: 14.09601781 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000217 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011520834 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, 8:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15521U 74083C 25249.84142546 .00000217 00000-0 11521-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 15521 81.2127 103.8228 0055092 190.3797 184.5704 14.09601781618414
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.
Associated space launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
SL-3 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 19 (33L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1974, 10:17 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 19 (33L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 28, 1974, 10:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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