Key statistics
Satellite SL-19 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
5835
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-19 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-19 DEB
International designator: 2009-059C
Object number (NORAD): 36038
Object ID (CCSDS): 36038
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.643 minutes
Inclination: 98.1774 deg
SMA: 7071.931 km
Apoapsis: 700.093 km
Periapsis: 687.498 km
RAAN: 118.7214 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00089052
Argument of periapsis: 217.3788 deg
Mean anomaly: 261.6471 deg
Mean motion: 14.59808066 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001307 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028311509 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 11:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-19 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 36038U 09059C 25296.98080601 .00001307 00000-0 28312-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 36038 98.1774 118.7214 0008905 217.3788 261.6471 14.59808066848598
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-19 DEB.
Associated space launch
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.
SL-19 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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