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

11512

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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: 1994-023B

Object number (NORAD): 23088

Object ID (CCSDS): 23088

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.768 minutes

Inclination: 71.0017 deg

SMA: 7220.484 km

Apoapsis: 844.121 km

Periapsis: 840.576 km

RAAN: 349.7875 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00024551

Argument of periapsis: 182.8848 deg

Mean anomaly: 177.2261 deg

Mean motion: 14.14989834 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000274 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00016618856 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23088U 94023B 25300.88391661 .00000274 00000-0 16619-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 23088 71.0017 349.7875 0002455 182.8848 177.2261 14.14989834627302

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 2025-08-08 19:24:37 0.0003280432 215.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-08-04 10:02:48 0.0001210376 264.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-03-10 21:58:21 0.0001003003 376.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-25 22:32:20 0.0003123711 976.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4B DEB SSO 2024-09-01 22:44:47 0.0001640552 910.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 15’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on April 23, 1994, 8:01 a.m. from 45/1.

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Launch to space Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 15
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 15

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 23, 1994, 8:01 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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