Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19428
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1972-049B
Object number (NORAD): 6080
Object ID (CCSDS): 6080
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.765 minutes
Inclination: 81.243 deg
SMA: 7267.595 km
Apoapsis: 925.607 km
Periapsis: 853.312 km
RAAN: 343.996 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00497379
Argument of periapsis: 132.274 deg
Mean anomaly: 228.266 deg
Mean motion: 14.01253494 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000036574043 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 6:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06080U 72049B 25250.76805395 .00000068 00000-0 36574-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06080 81.2430 343.9960 0049738 132.2740 228.2660 14.01253494717642
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 12 (26L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 30, 1972, 6:52 p.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 12 (26L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 30, 1972, 6:52 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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