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

18804

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.2

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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: 1974-025B

Object number (NORAD): 7275

Object ID (CCSDS): 7275

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.342 minutes

Inclination: 81.2423 deg

SMA: 7247.623 km

Apoapsis: 909.87 km

Periapsis: 829.105 km

RAAN: 248.7487 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00557181

Argument of periapsis: 311.1692 deg

Mean anomaly: 48.4677 deg

Mean motion: 14.07049533 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000314 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00017840075 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 3:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 07275U 74025B 25289.64524577 .00000314 00000-0 17840-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 07275 81.2423 248.7487 0055718 311.1692 48.4677 14.07049533640947

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
COSMOS 985 DEB LEO 2025-04-27 21:26:42 0.0001622275 671.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-04-20 03:38:19 0.0002335786 532.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2024-11-15 15:45:48 0.0003134181 441.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SL-16 DEB LEO 2024-10-18 21:23:38 0.0006801932 149.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-10-01 03:20:02 0.0002016608 192.0 (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 17 (22L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 24, 1974, 11:50 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 17 (22L)
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 17 (22L)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 24, 1974, 11:50 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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