Key statistics
Satellite SL-6 R/B(2) at a glance.
Uptime
13458
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
63.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-6 R/B(2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-6 R/B(2)
International designator: 1989-011D
Object number (NORAD): 19799
Object ID (CCSDS): 19799
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 705.263 minutes
Inclination: 63.1741 deg
SMA: 26245.867 km
Apoapsis: 38450.42 km
Periapsis: 1285.044 km
RAAN: 223.5421 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7080234
Argument of periapsis: 43.4563 deg
Mean anomaly: 354.4125 deg
Mean motion: 2.04179145 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000074 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 3:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-6 R/B(2)
TLE line 1: 1 19799U 89011D 25353.13433674 -.00000740 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 19799 63.1741 223.5421 7080234 43.4563 354.4125 2.04179145237871
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-6 R/B(2).
Associated space launch
Early warning satellite
SL-6 R/B(2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 14, 1989, 4:21 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 14, 1989, 4:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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