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

18359

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: 1975-023B

Object number (NORAD): 7715

Object ID (CCSDS): 7715

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.335 minutes

Inclination: 81.2202 deg

SMA: 7247.299 km

Apoapsis: 906.634 km

Periapsis: 831.695 km

RAAN: 255.8086 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0051701

Argument of periapsis: 137.7509 deg

Mean anomaly: 222.7662 deg

Mean motion: 14.07143755 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0000032293 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 2:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:20 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 7715U 75023B 25186.55621945 .00000018 00000-0 32293-5 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 7715 81.2202 255.8086 0051701 137.7509 222.7662 14.07143755579114

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-26 21:33:13 0.0001735874 417.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-02-26 17:26:00 0.00106948 73.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-11-17 18:28:04 0.0004539042 119.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-11-12 18:29:51 0.0002674438 136.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-10-27 01:38:08 0.001128625 92.0 (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 21 (31L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on April 1, 1975, 12:30 p.m. from 41/1.

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 21 (31L)
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 21 (31L)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 1, 1975, 12:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 41/1

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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