Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19032
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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: 1973-034B
Object number (NORAD): 6660
Object ID (CCSDS): 6660
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.402 minutes
Inclination: 81.2298 deg
SMA: 7250.486 km
Apoapsis: 906.559 km
Periapsis: 838.142 km
RAAN: 37.696 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0047181
Argument of periapsis: 104.5571 deg
Mean anomaly: 256.0837 deg
Mean motion: 14.06216194 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001125 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06660U 73034B 25187.61369972 .00000200 00000-0 11250-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 06660 81.2298 37.6960 0047181 104.5571 256.0837 14.06216194671431
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 15 (27L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 29, 1973, 10:16 a.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 15 (27L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 29, 1973, 10:16 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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