SL-16 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-16 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

13726

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: 1988-039B

Object number (NORAD): 19120

Object ID (CCSDS): 19120

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.437 minutes

Inclination: 71.015 deg

SMA: 7204.854 km

Apoapsis: 840.92 km

Periapsis: 812.517 km

RAAN: 253.575 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00197104

Argument of periapsis: 117.2566 deg

Mean anomaly: 243.057 deg

Mean motion: 14.1959684 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000053 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.000002255027 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 19120U 88039B 25346.18327637 -.00000053 00000-0 -22550-5 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 19120 71.0150 253.5750 0019710 117.2566 243.0570 14.19596840945963

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-09-13 14:54:40	0.0001300317	192.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-07-09 18:23:06	0.0001732138	630.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-01-28 11:13:43	0.0001896602	227.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-11	LEO	2024-12-16 17:01:55	0.0003633353	81.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DMSP 5D-3 F19 DEB	SSO	2024-10-05 21:15:21	0.0002461094	193.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 5’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 15, 1988, 9:20 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 15, 1988, 9:20 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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