SL-3 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

18752

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: 101.871 minutes

Inclination: 81.2353 deg

SMA: 7225.359 km

Apoapsis: 904.72 km

Periapsis: 789.728 km

RAAN: 46.7474 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0079575

Argument of periapsis: 291.6115 deg

Mean anomaly: 67.6594 deg

Mean motion: 14.13557949 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000005 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.0000034852 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 7210U 74011B 25187.75473504 .00000005 00000-0 -34852-5 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 7210 81.2353 46.7474 0079575 291.6115 67.6594 14.13557949645431

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-03-04 07:13:00 0.0002005396 526.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-12 00:03:05 0.0002717454 689.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-27 08:12:28 0.0002347348 485.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-08 18:36:09 0.0006470988 731.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-05 04:21:22 0.0001132103 109.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 16 (30L)
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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