Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19617
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: 102.398 minutes
Inclination: 81.2371 deg
SMA: 7250.262 km
Apoapsis: 913.234 km
Periapsis: 831.02 km
RAAN: 206.57 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00566973
Argument of periapsis: 254.637 deg
Mean anomaly: 104.853 deg
Mean motion: 14.0628123 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000030788992 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, 2:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05918U 72022B 25346.11972870 .00000063 00000-0 30789-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 05918 81.2371 206.5700 0056697 254.6370 104.8530 14.06281230753325
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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