Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19564
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: 102.399 minutes
Inclination: 81.2352 deg
SMA: 7250.315 km
Apoapsis: 915.147 km
Periapsis: 829.212 km
RAAN: 257.1196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00592626
Argument of periapsis: 42.9147 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.6623 deg
Mean motion: 14.06265994 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000009343457 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, 9:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05918U 72022B 25293.89625729 -.00000003 00000-0 -93435-5 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 05918 81.2352 257.1196 0059263 42.9147 317.6623 14.06265994745986
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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