Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18813
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: 1974-011B
Object number (NORAD): 7210
Object ID (CCSDS): 7210
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.87 minutes
Inclination: 81.2399 deg
SMA: 7225.315 km
Apoapsis: 905.97 km
Periapsis: 788.39 km
RAAN: 346.9474 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00813666
Argument of periapsis: 117.3693 deg
Mean anomaly: 243.579 deg
Mean motion: 14.13570743 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000053017688 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 6:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 07210U 74011B 25248.76983492 .00000117 00000-0 53018-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 07210 81.2399 346.9474 0081367 117.3693 243.5790 14.13570743653803
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 16 (30L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 1974, 11:38 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 16 (30L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 1974, 11:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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