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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-07-07 22:41:14 0.0003329647 310.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-01-14 21:27:52 0.0001985912 96.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-01-05 10:53:53 0.000147631 120.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-07-20 11:16:03 0.0002191471 552.0 (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 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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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 22 (28L)
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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