SL-3 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

16184

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: 1981-043C

Object number (NORAD): 15769

Object ID (CCSDS): 15769

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.33 minutes

Inclination: 81.2749 deg

SMA: 7247.072 km

Apoapsis: 912.959 km

Periapsis: 824.914 km

RAAN: 108.5798 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00607455

Argument of periapsis: 17.6139 deg

Mean anomaly: 342.7117 deg

Mean motion: 14.07210091 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000312 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00017577868 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:52 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 15769U 81043C 25245.66136305 .00000312 00000-0 17578-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 15769 81.2749 108.5798 0060746 17.6139 342.7117 14.07210091114140

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-3 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2024-11-13 07:20:01	0.0002103353	203.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-28 04:09:16	0.001917551	381.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2024-09-25 23:41:43	0.0001899229	959.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-09-19 14:07:10	0.0002693152	147.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-08-27 02:56:50	0.0001333637	160.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

SL-3 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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