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

11557

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: 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: 101.767 minutes

Inclination: 71.0008 deg

SMA: 7220.439 km

Apoapsis: 843.269 km

Periapsis: 841.339 km

RAAN: 254.6235 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00013366

Argument of periapsis: 27.8994 deg

Mean anomaly: 332.22 deg

Mean motion: 14.15002954 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000054 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000052699293 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23088U 94023B 25346.19797096 .00000054 00000-0 52699-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 23088 71.0008 254.6235 0001337 27.8994 332.2200 14.15002954633712

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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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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