Key statistics
Satellite SL-16 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14448
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
71.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-16 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-16 R/B
International designator: 1985-097B
Object number (NORAD): 16182
Object ID (CCSDS): 16182
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.655 minutes
Inclination: 71.0042 deg
SMA: 7215.182 km
Apoapsis: 842.806 km
Periapsis: 831.287 km
RAAN: 54.4932 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007983
Argument of periapsis: 339.5326 deg
Mean anomaly: 193.3822 deg
Mean motion: 14.16549849 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000218 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013317 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 1:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 16182U 85097B 25132.55719081 .00000218 00000-0 13317-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 16182 71.0042 54.4932 0007983 339.5326 193.3822 14.16549849 44589
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-16 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-16 R/B.
Associated space launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite
SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 22, 1985, 7 a.m. from 45/1.
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Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 22, 1985, 7 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Zenit-2
Launch pad: 45/1
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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