Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17986
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: 1976-032B
Object number (NORAD): 8800
Object ID (CCSDS): 8800
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.085 minutes
Inclination: 81.2493 deg
SMA: 7235.496 km
Apoapsis: 926.414 km
Periapsis: 788.307 km
RAAN: 237.0698 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0095437
Argument of periapsis: 140.9488 deg
Mean anomaly: 219.8625 deg
Mean motion: 14.10588478 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000178 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00008859 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 2:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08800U 76032B 25185.60856438 .00000178 00000-0 88590-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 08800 81.2493 237.0698 0095437 140.9488 219.8625 14.10588478532270
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 24 (37L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on April 7, 1976, 1:05 p.m. from 41/1.
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 24 (37L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 7, 1976, 1:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 41/1
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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