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

11617

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: 1993-059B

Object number (NORAD): 22803

Object ID (CCSDS): 22803

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.61 minutes

Inclination: 70.9888 deg

SMA: 7213.049 km

Apoapsis: 848.505 km

Periapsis: 821.323 km

RAAN: 170.5752 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0018842

Argument of periapsis: 230.3185 deg

Mean anomaly: 129.6277 deg

Mean motion: 14.17178193 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000183 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011446 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:32 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22803U 93059B 25187.35558494 .00000183 00000-0 11446-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 22803 70.9888 170.5752 0018842 230.3185 129.6277 14.17178193644638

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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	2024-10-01 21:38:30	0.001142297	76.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-02 17:25:44	0.000180735	146.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-08-29 12:23:38	0.000112898	920.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-07-25 13:33:02	0.0001056366	363.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 14’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1993, 7:36 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 14

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 16, 1993, 7:36 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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