Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16285
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-3 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-3 DEB
International designator: 1981-043D
Object number (NORAD): 25255
Object ID (CCSDS): 25255
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.228 minutes
Inclination: 81.2941 deg
SMA: 7242.26 km
Apoapsis: 899.028 km
Periapsis: 829.222 km
RAAN: 359.2701 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00481933
Argument of periapsis: 34.2479 deg
Mean anomaly: 94.149 deg
Mean motion: 14.08612759 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000066 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000030398779 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 1:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 25255U 81043D 25347.54869956 .00000066 00000-0 30399-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25255 81.2941 359.2701 0048193 34.2479 94.1490 14.08612759495858
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
SL-3 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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