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

22388

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.1

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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: 1964-053B

Object number (NORAD): 877

Object ID (CCSDS): 877

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.544 minutes

Inclination: 65.0765 deg

SMA: 7067.197 km

Apoapsis: 741.226 km

Periapsis: 636.897 km

RAAN: 228.0283 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00738117

Argument of periapsis: 320.5676 deg

Mean anomaly: 39.0064 deg

Mean motion: 14.61275138 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000501 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00012177267 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 2:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 00877U 64053B 25346.09332612 .00000501 00000-0 12177-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 00877 65.0765 228.0283 0073812 320.5676 39.0064 14.61275138253996

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-05 23:07:22 0.0001370643 538.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB SSO 2024-11-30 22:16:58 0.0001591024 144.0 (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 1’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 28, 1964, 4 p.m. from 31/6.

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 1
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 28, 1964, 4 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 31/6

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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