SL-16 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-16 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11951

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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: 1993-016AJ

Object number (NORAD): 26968

Object ID (CCSDS): 26968

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.807 minutes

Inclination: 70.9961 deg

SMA: 7127.446 km

Apoapsis: 754.687 km

Periapsis: 743.936 km

RAAN: 311.2959 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00075417

Argument of periapsis: 196.0904 deg

Mean anomaly: 286.2529 deg

Mean motion: 14.42785663 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003827 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0011614234 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-16 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 26968U 93016AJ 25347.58357729 .00003827 00000-0 11614-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 26968 70.9961 311.2959 0007542 196.0904 286.2529 14.42785663702528

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
CZ-2D R/B	SSO	2024-11-29 21:23:11	0.0001020783	196.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 11:36:32	0.0002622633	399.0 (m)	DEBRIS
RITE TARGET 1	SSO	2024-07-16 08:22:46	0.0002798149	279.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Second generation ELING satellite

SL-16 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 13’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 26, 1993, 2:21 a.m. from 45/1.

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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 26, 1993, 2:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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