Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19306
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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: 1972-085B
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: 102.358 minutes
Inclination: 81.2612 deg
SMA: 7248.367 km
Apoapsis: 910.891 km
Periapsis: 829.573 km
RAAN: 141.0304 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00560936
Argument of periapsis: 326.158 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.6013 deg
Mean motion: 14.0683289 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000276 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015658281 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06257U 72085B 25246.11054752 .00000276 00000-0 15658-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 06257 81.2612 141.0304 0056094 326.1580 33.6013 14.06832890710931
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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