Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19354
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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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: 1972-085B
Object number (NORAD): 6257
Object ID (CCSDS): 6257
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.357 minutes
Inclination: 81.2556 deg
SMA: 7248.344 km
Apoapsis: 910.968 km
Periapsis: 829.449 km
RAAN: 93.9317 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0056233
Argument of periapsis: 188.3423 deg
Mean anomaly: 171.6818 deg
Mean motion: 14.06839649 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000153 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000083117 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 6257U 72085B 25294.82850689 .00000153 00000-0 83117-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 6257 81.2556 93.9317 0056233 188.3423 171.6818 14.06839649717781
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 13 (25L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 26, 1972, 10:05 p.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 13 (25L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 26, 1972, 10:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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