Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19550
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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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: 1971-120B
Object number (NORAD): 5732
Object ID (CCSDS): 5732
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.392 minutes
Inclination: 81.2513 deg
SMA: 7249.982 km
Apoapsis: 910.003 km
Periapsis: 833.691 km
RAAN: 160.0668 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052629
Argument of periapsis: 49.2769 deg
Mean anomaly: 311.2953 deg
Mean motion: 14.0636276 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000038 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000030607 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05732U 71120B 25188.92419410 -.00000038 00000-0 -30607-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 05732 81.2513 160.0668 0052629 49.2769 311.2953 14.06362760744315
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 10 (18L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 29, 1971, 10:50 a.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 10 (18L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 29, 1971, 10:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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