Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19187
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: 102.359 minutes
Inclination: 81.2593 deg
SMA: 7248.429 km
Apoapsis: 910.217 km
Periapsis: 830.371 km
RAAN: 255.3306 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0055078
Argument of periapsis: 299.0431 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.5227 deg
Mean motion: 14.06814712 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00001097 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06257U 72085B 25127.83486192 .00000030 00000-0 10970-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 06257 81.2593 255.3306 0055078 299.0431 60.5227 14.06814712694305
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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