Key statistics
Satellite SL-18 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11730
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: 100.673 minutes
Inclination: 75.7592 deg
SMA: 7168.626 km
Apoapsis: 906.273 km
Periapsis: 674.709 km
RAAN: 110.6687 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0161512
Argument of periapsis: 99.6266 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.3182 deg
Mean motion: 14.30371662 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000442 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001519 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 4:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-18 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 22562U 93014B 25125.68440314 .00000442 00000-0 15190-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 22562 75.7592 110.6687 0161512 99.6266 262.3182 14.30371662673561
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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