SL-18 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-18 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

11951

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

75.8

Latest

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: 100.663 minutes

Inclination: 75.7614 deg

SMA: 7168.141 km

Apoapsis: 906.617 km

Periapsis: 673.396 km

RAAN: 112.3217 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0162679

Argument of periapsis: 310.4568 deg

Mean anomaly: 48.25 deg

Mean motion: 14.30516735 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000406 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014032 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:31 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-18 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22562U 93014B 25345.85506387 .00000406 00000-0 14032-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 22562 75.7614 112.3217 0162679 310.4568 48.2500 14.30516735705044

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-09-12 21:29:39 0.0002191585 535.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-27 08:51:08 0.0001737426 182.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-11 11:37:23 0.0001727449 95.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-10 09:13:59 0.0001065472 208.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-10-25 02:17:40 0.000124879 981.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Start-1 | EKA-1
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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