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

18418

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

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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: 1975-064B

Object number (NORAD): 8027

Object ID (CCSDS): 8027

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.292 minutes

Inclination: 81.2931 deg

SMA: 7245.289 km

Apoapsis: 911.831 km

Periapsis: 822.478 km

RAAN: 309.0575 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00616628

Argument of periapsis: 178.6493 deg

Mean anomaly: 181.4855 deg

Mean motion: 14.07729422 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000149 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000079386351 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 08027U 75064B 25346.26080383 .00000149 00000-0 79386-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 08027 81.2931 309.0575 0061663 178.6493 181.4855 14.07729422588272

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
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-02-28 09:00:39	0.0002979251	236.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2025-01-28 02:22:56	0.000212971	9.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-11-09 15:01:38	0.0007009973	687.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-08-25 09:28:40	0.0002815016	431.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-08-19 12:39:31	0.002162467	44.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 1’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on July 11, 1975, 4:15 a.m. from 41/1.

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 11, 1975, 4:15 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 41/1

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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