Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18189
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: 102.198 minutes
Inclination: 81.2102 deg
SMA: 7240.814 km
Apoapsis: 937.135 km
Periapsis: 788.223 km
RAAN: 36.1119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0102828
Argument of periapsis: 27.4729 deg
Mean anomaly: 333.1823 deg
Mean motion: 14.09034752 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000115 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000070087 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08294U 75087B 25186.58453954 -.00000115 00000-0 -70087-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 08294 81.2102 36.1119 0102828 27.4729 333.1823 14.09034752558581
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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