Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19156
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: 1973-015B
Object number (NORAD): 6393
Object ID (CCSDS): 6393
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.463 minutes
Inclination: 81.2558 deg
SMA: 7253.355 km
Apoapsis: 918.204 km
Periapsis: 832.236 km
RAAN: 300.3839 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00592605
Argument of periapsis: 139.8608 deg
Mean anomaly: 220.6962 deg
Mean motion: 14.05381986 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000033 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000012061827 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 4:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06393U 73015B 25241.67234060 .00000033 00000-0 12062-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 06393 81.2558 300.3839 0059261 139.8608 220.6962 14.05381986687380
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 14 (29L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 20, 1973, 11:20 a.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 14 (29L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 20, 1973, 11:20 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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