Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20043
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: 101.945 minutes
Inclination: 81.2329 deg
SMA: 7228.856 km
Apoapsis: 913.399 km
Periapsis: 788.043 km
RAAN: 33.7759 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0086705
Argument of periapsis: 342.2818 deg
Mean anomaly: 17.5334 deg
Mean motion: 14.12532364 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000133 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000063406 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04420U 70047B 25127.85678867 .00000133 00000-0 63406-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04420 81.2329 33.7759 0086705 342.2818 17.5334 14.12532364824799
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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