SL-14 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-14 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

13993

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-14 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SL-14 R/B

International designator: 1987-055B

Object number (NORAD): 18153

Object ID (CCSDS): 18153

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.941 minutes

Inclination: 82.4962 deg

SMA: 6990.35 km

Apoapsis: 627.664 km

Periapsis: 596.766 km

RAAN: 119.9511 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0022101

Argument of periapsis: 111.3123 deg

Mean anomaly: 249.0456 deg

Mean motion: 14.85437513 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000083 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000093089 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:06 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-14 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 18153U 87055B 25294.78720251 .00000830 00000-0 93089-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 18153 82.4962 119.9511 0022101 111.3123 249.0456 14.85437513 49314

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-14 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-14 R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-4B DEB SSO 2025-10-07 12:31:50 0.0004402146 212.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-14 R/B LEO 2025-08-17 18:18:33 0.0001202175 124.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
CZ-4C DEB SSO 2025-03-26 07:48:49 0.0003672571 660.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 R/B SSO 2025-03-13 02:51:42 0.000279672 435.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SL-14 R/B LEO 2024-09-23 03:11:55 0.000106284 84.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

SL-14 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 61’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 1, 1987, 7:35 p.m. from 32/2.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 61
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 61

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 1, 1987, 7:35 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/2

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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