Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18513
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: 81.2159 deg
SMA: 7238.903 km
Apoapsis: 902.248 km
Periapsis: 819.287 km
RAAN: 166.6895 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0057302
Argument of periapsis: 16.0586 deg
Mean anomaly: 104.4691 deg
Mean motion: 14.09592762 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000055 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000024158 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 9:51 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15521U 74083C 25185.41061935 .00000055 00000-0 24158-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 15521 81.2159 166.6895 0057302 16.0586 104.4691 14.09592762609337
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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