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

9392

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: 2000-006B

Object number (NORAD): 26070

Object ID (CCSDS): 26070

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.71 minutes

Inclination: 71.0042 deg

SMA: 7217.75 km

Apoapsis: 850.723 km

Periapsis: 828.508 km

RAAN: 32.1834 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00153889

Argument of periapsis: 27.1345 deg

Mean anomaly: 333.0579 deg

Mean motion: 14.15793745 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000146 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.000049956658 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 4:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 26070U 00006B 25293.69761514 -.00000146 00000-0 -49957-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 26070 71.0042 32.1834 0015389 27.1345 333.0579 14.15793745328740

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	2025-10-05 04:50:39	0.0002163205	162.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-25 01:02:39	0.0001314998	813.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-02-01 21:43:56	0.0001820205	60.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB	SSO	2024-09-12 03:10:04	0.0002306167	353.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-06-03 18:57:54	0.000496953	145.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 21’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 3, 2000, 9:26 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 21

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 3, 2000, 9:26 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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