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

12042

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: 1992-093B

Object number (NORAD): 22285

Object ID (CCSDS): 22285

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.736 minutes

Inclination: 71.0201 deg

SMA: 7218.986 km

Apoapsis: 842.431 km

Periapsis: 839.271 km

RAAN: 184.8582 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00021886

Argument of periapsis: 68.5713 deg

Mean anomaly: 291.5643 deg

Mean motion: 14.15430181 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000373 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00021528876 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22285U 92093B 25347.66281913 .00000373 00000-0 21529-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 22285 71.0201 184.8582 0002189 68.5713 291.5643 14.15430181700980

Live tracking on map

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	2025-09-11 06:02:58	0.000131469	464.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-08-15 00:39:55	0.0002327669	197.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-08-06 06:35:21	0.006493576	55.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-06-28 19:23:43	0.0003709057	209.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-06-16 16:11:03	0.0004138529	59.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 12’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 25, 1992, 5:56 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 12

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 25, 1992, 5:56 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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