Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19708
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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: 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: 102.389 minutes
Inclination: 81.2516 deg
SMA: 7249.862 km
Apoapsis: 908.574 km
Periapsis: 834.881 km
RAAN: 8.0819 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00508239
Argument of periapsis: 327.0529 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.7474 deg
Mean motion: 14.06397661 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000054851647 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, 3:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05732U 71120B 25346.15239389 .00000104 00000-0 54852-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 05732 81.2516 8.0819 0050824 327.0529 32.7474 14.06397661766419
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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