Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19456
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: 1972-022B
Object number (NORAD): 5918
Object ID (CCSDS): 5918
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.4 minutes
Inclination: 81.2383 deg
SMA: 7250.375 km
Apoapsis: 914.067 km
Periapsis: 830.413 km
RAAN: 0.9935 deg
Eccentricy: 0.005769
Argument of periapsis: 344.1624 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.7738 deg
Mean motion: 14.06248458 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000153 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000084307 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05918U 72022B 25186.60130924 .00000153 00000-0 84307-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 05918 81.2383 0.9935 0057690 344.1624 15.7738 14.06248458730909
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 11 (23L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 30, 1972, 2:05 p.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 11 (23L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 30, 1972, 2:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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