SL-16 R/B

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-16 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

10693

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.8

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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: 1996-051B

Object number (NORAD): 24298

Object ID (CCSDS): 24298

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.954 minutes

Inclination: 70.7594 deg

SMA: 7229.319 km

Apoapsis: 865.206 km

Periapsis: 837.162 km

RAAN: 0.2653 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0019396

Argument of periapsis: 261.8733 deg

Mean anomaly: 98.0187 deg

Mean motion: 14.12396636 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000036 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000046118549 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, 6:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 24298U 96051B 25346.27615310 .00000036 00000-0 46119-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 24298 70.7594 0.2653 0019396 261.8733 98.0187 14.12396636509304

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	2025-05-22 20:38:12	0.00166494	91.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-01 16:42:41	0.0002342903	134.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-07-01 20:03:05	0.004513605	37.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 18’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 4, 1996, 9:01 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 18

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 4, 1996, 9:01 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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