Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20262
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
Latest
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: 101.941 minutes
Inclination: 81.2288 deg
SMA: 7228.672 km
Apoapsis: 914.041 km
Periapsis: 787.033 km
RAAN: 179.9701 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00878498
Argument of periapsis: 81.2605 deg
Mean anomaly: 279.8504 deg
Mean motion: 14.12586297 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000198 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096009856 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04420U 70047B 25346.23566351 .00000198 00000-0 96010-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 04420 81.2288 179.9701 0087850 81.2605 279.8504 14.12586297855621
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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