Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18297
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: 1975-087B
Object number (NORAD): 8294
Object ID (CCSDS): 8294
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.197 minutes
Inclination: 81.206 deg
SMA: 7240.767 km
Apoapsis: 936.637 km
Periapsis: 788.627 km
RAAN: 290.8456 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01022062
Argument of periapsis: 81.0163 deg
Mean anomaly: 280.2559 deg
Mean motion: 14.09048444 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000324 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017103391 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 10:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08294U 75087B 25294.44925591 .00000324 00000-0 17103-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 08294 81.2060 290.8456 0102206 81.0163 280.2559 14.09048444573774
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.
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 22 (28L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 18, 1975, 12:12 a.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 22 (28L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 18, 1975, 12:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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