Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20164
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SL-3 R/B
International designator: 1970-047B
Object number (NORAD): 4420
Object ID (CCSDS): 4420
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.943 minutes
Inclination: 81.227 deg
SMA: 7228.778 km
Apoapsis: 913.406 km
Periapsis: 787.88 km
RAAN: 275.3956 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00868238
Argument of periapsis: 358.7698 deg
Mean anomaly: 1.3246 deg
Mean motion: 14.12555162 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000131 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000061863596 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 6:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04420U 70047B 25248.77006999 .00000131 00000-0 61864-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04420 81.2270 275.3956 0086824 358.7698 1.3246 14.12555162841868
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SL-3 R/B.
Associated space launch
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 5 (17L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 23, 1970, 2:15 p.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 5 (17L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 23, 1970, 2:15 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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