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

13998

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.6

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: 1987-068B

Object number (NORAD): 18313

Object ID (CCSDS): 18313

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.024 minutes

Inclination: 82.558 deg

SMA: 7326.819 km

Apoapsis: 955.313 km

Periapsis: 942.054 km

RAAN: 89.1376 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00090481

Argument of periapsis: 229.6784 deg

Mean anomaly: 130.3586 deg

Mean motion: 13.8429801 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000042 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000024449184 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:08 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-14 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 18313U 87068B 25347.63057962 .00000042 00000-0 24449-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 18313 82.5580 89.1376 0009048 229.6784 130.3586 13.84298010936100

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-09-18 04:50:24 0.0001165726 212.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-09-30 22:43:55 0.002217715 118.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 47 DEB LEO 2024-08-20 10:35:53 0.0003561715 212.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

SL-14 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 16’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 18, 1987, 2:27 a.m. from 32/1.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 16
Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2 16

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 18, 1987, 2:27 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/1

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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