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

13481

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: 1988-102B

Object number (NORAD): 19650

Object ID (CCSDS): 19650

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.686 minutes

Inclination: 70.9976 deg

SMA: 7216.628 km

Apoapsis: 849.967 km

Periapsis: 827.019 km

RAAN: 85.7563 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0015899

Argument of periapsis: 229.6101 deg

Mean anomaly: 130.3635 deg

Mean motion: 14.16124025 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000114 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000081537032 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:01 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 19650U 88102B 25293.83460645 .00000114 00000-0 81537-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 19650 70.9976 85.7563 0015899 229.6101 130.3635 14.16124025907090

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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
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB	SSO	2025-08-14 21:12:02	0.0005313486	314.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-07-20 12:04:35	0.0001369832	146.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-02-14 16:08:16	0.0001205565	664.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-03 10:52:17	0.0004732105	432.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 6’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 23, 1988, 2:50 p.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 23, 1988, 2:50 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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