SL-16 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-16 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

10692

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

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 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SL-16 DEB

International designator: 1996-051E

Object number (NORAD): 24301

Object ID (CCSDS): 24301

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.914 minutes

Inclination: 70.9906 deg

SMA: 7368.542 km

Apoapsis: 1141.217 km

Periapsis: 839.598 km

RAAN: 156.7246 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02046664

Argument of periapsis: 81.5658 deg

Mean anomaly: 91.5528 deg

Mean motion: 13.72556958 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000185 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00021302184 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, 5:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 24301U 96051E 25346.24788356 .00000185 00000-0 21302-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 24301 70.9906 156.7246 0204666 81.5658 91.5528 13.72556958465311

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SL-16 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-16 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-12-10 09:43:13	0.0001635572	74.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-01 15:27:44	0.0001283309	358.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-19	LEO	2024-08-30 14:21:59	0.0003004673	275.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 DEB 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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