Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19191
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: 102.4 minutes
Inclination: 81.2314 deg
SMA: 7250.366 km
Apoapsis: 906.371 km
Periapsis: 838.091 km
RAAN: 244.046 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00470873
Argument of periapsis: 20.7209 deg
Mean anomaly: 339.5855 deg
Mean motion: 14.06251098 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000017252276 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06660U 73034B 25346.21054645 -.00000016 00000-0 -17252-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 06660 81.2314 244.0460 0047087 20.7209 339.5855 14.06251098693726
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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