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

18199

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: 102.296 minutes

Inclination: 81.2919 deg

SMA: 7245.443 km

Apoapsis: 914.345 km

Periapsis: 820.271 km

RAAN: 159.6919 deg

Eccentricy: 0.006492

Argument of periapsis: 71.028 deg

Mean anomaly: 289.791 deg

Mean motion: 14.07684573 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000283 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00015649 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 08027U 75064B 25127.84036142 .00000283 00000-0 15649-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 08027 81.2919 159.6919 0064920 71.0280 289.7910 14.07684573557545

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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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