SL-1 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite SL-1 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

202

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SL-1 R/B.

Object identification

Object name: SL-1 R/B

International designator: 1958-004A

Object number (NORAD): 7

Object ID (CCSDS): 7

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Dec. 3, 1958

Inclination: 65.14 deg

Period: 102.74 minutes

Apoapsis: 1571.0 km

Periapsis: 206.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite SL-1 R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

First complex scientific satellite to reach orbit.

SL-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Sputnik 8A91 | D1- 2’, on board a Sputnik 8A91 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 15, 1958, 7 a.m. from 1/5.

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Launch to space Sputnik 8A91 | D1- 2
Sputnik 8A91 | D1- 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 15, 1958, 7 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Sputnik 8A91

Launch pad: 1/5

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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