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

11898

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: 1993-016B

Object number (NORAD): 22566

Object ID (CCSDS): 22566

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.747 minutes

Inclination: 71.0066 deg

SMA: 7219.499 km

Apoapsis: 848.733 km

Periapsis: 833.995 km

RAAN: 146.8324 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0010207

Argument of periapsis: 187.7035 deg

Mean anomaly: 172.3932 deg

Mean motion: 14.15279264 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000157 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00010534 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:06 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:51 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22566U 93016B 25294.82724757 .00000157 00000-0 10534-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 22566 71.0066 146.8324 0010207 187.7035 172.3932 14.15279264682523

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	2025-06-16 03:56:07	0.0001223156	961.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-03-29 23:27:53	0.0001025334	64.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-01 11:00:27	0.0002194653	843.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 07:43:39	0.0006984851	715.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 06:01:44	0.0001326241	349.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 13’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 26, 1993, 2:21 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 26, 1993, 2:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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