Key statistics
Satellite SL-19 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
5834
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-19 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-19 R/B
International designator: 2009-059D
Object number (NORAD): 36039
Object ID (CCSDS): 36039
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.355 minutes
Inclination: 98.3649 deg
SMA: 6962.137 km
Apoapsis: 672.141 km
Periapsis: 495.863 km
RAAN: 180.7817 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0126598
Argument of periapsis: 67.773 deg
Mean anomaly: 293.6861 deg
Mean motion: 14.94475916 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002158 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017657 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 4:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-19 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 36039U 09059D 25294.66802138 .00002158 00000-0 17657-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 36039 98.3649 180.7817 0126598 67.7730 293.6861 14.94475916866987
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-19 R/B.
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 R/B 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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