SL-3 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

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

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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: 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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB SSO 2025-05-18 21:01:46 0.0001621046 461.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-09 17:00:36 0.0002068101 845.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-02 10:14:41 0.0001557639 187.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-06 08:40:09 0.0001090225 153.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-07-02 12:07:11 0.0002334668 472.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 11 (23L)
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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