Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19655
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: 102.39 minutes
Inclination: 81.2522 deg
SMA: 7249.903 km
Apoapsis: 909.551 km
Periapsis: 833.986 km
RAAN: 58.6238 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052114
Argument of periapsis: 112.4287 deg
Mean anomaly: 248.2414 deg
Mean motion: 14.0638568 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000112 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000059252093 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05732U 71120B 25293.86219272 .00000112 00000-0 59252-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 05732 81.2522 58.6238 0052114 112.4287 248.2414 14.06385680759062
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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