Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18978
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: 102.403 minutes
Inclination: 81.2292 deg
SMA: 7250.517 km
Apoapsis: 905.506 km
Periapsis: 839.258 km
RAAN: 89.7367 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0045685
Argument of periapsis: 255.9471 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.6617 deg
Mean motion: 14.06207026 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000077 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000039393 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 9:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06660U 73034B 25133.89334986 .00000077 00000-0 39393-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 06660 81.2292 89.7367 0045685 255.9471 103.6617 14.06207026663888
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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