Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19481
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: 102.764 minutes
Inclination: 81.2359 deg
SMA: 7267.558 km
Apoapsis: 924.777 km
Periapsis: 854.069 km
RAAN: 293.4115 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00486464
Argument of periapsis: 347.3657 deg
Mean anomaly: 12.6285 deg
Mean motion: 14.01264137 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000041163939 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 11:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06080U 72049B 25303.46401956 .00000075 00000-0 41164-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06080 81.2359 293.4115 0048646 347.3657 12.6285 14.01264137725021
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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