Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18455
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
Latest
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: 102.159 minutes
Inclination: 81.2165 deg
SMA: 7238.978 km
Apoapsis: 901.539 km
Periapsis: 820.148 km
RAAN: 223.3465 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0056217
Argument of periapsis: 179.7141 deg
Mean anomaly: 242.71 deg
Mean motion: 14.09570621 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000119 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060199 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15521U 74083C 25127.33545351 .00000119 00000-0 60199-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 15521 81.2165 223.3465 0056217 179.7141 242.7100 14.09570621601159
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).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
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
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
