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

11362

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.7

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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: 1994-074B

Object number (NORAD): 23343

Object ID (CCSDS): 23343

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.344 minutes

Inclination: 97.7203 deg

SMA: 7009.706 km

Apoapsis: 636.85 km

Periapsis: 626.293 km

RAAN: 15.6481 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00075303

Argument of periapsis: 136.9334 deg

Mean anomaly: 233.8515 deg

Mean motion: 14.79289046 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000795 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011346813 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, 7:51 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23343U 94074B 25346.32718536 .00000795 00000-0 11347-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 23343 97.7203 15.6481 0007530 136.9334 233.8515 14.79289046674334

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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
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-12-11 21:48:05	0.0001937413	145.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2025-06-15 01:27:51	0.0001709265	138.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-04-15 09:32:38	0.0008157465	135.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 397 DEB *	LEO	2024-06-24 06:26:08	0.0001772897	118.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Resurs-O1 N3 or Resurs-O1 1 is the third earth observation satellite in the Russian Resurs-O1 program.

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 4, 1994, 5:47 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 4, 1994, 5:47 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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