Key statistics
Satellite SL-18 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11792
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
75.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-18 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-18 R/B
International designator: 1993-014B
Object number (NORAD): 22562
Object ID (CCSDS): 22562
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.671 minutes
Inclination: 75.762 deg
SMA: 7168.502 km
Apoapsis: 906.773 km
Periapsis: 673.96 km
RAAN: 11.5248 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0162386
Argument of periapsis: 318.6778 deg
Mean anomaly: 40.2184 deg
Mean motion: 14.30408787 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000123 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000046482 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-18 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 22562U 93014B 25186.60349072 .00000123 00000-0 46482-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 22562 75.7620 11.5248 0162386 318.6778 40.2184 14.30408787682279
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-18 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-18 R/B.
Associated space launch
EKA 1 and 2 were vehicle evaluation payloads on the maiden flights of the Start-1 and Start launch vehicles.
SL-18 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Start-1 | EKA-1’, on board a Start-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 25, 1993, 1:15 p.m. from 158.
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Start-1 | EKA-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 25, 1993, 1:15 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Start-1
Launch pad: 158
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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