Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18090
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: 102.083 minutes
Inclination: 81.2484 deg
SMA: 7235.417 km
Apoapsis: 924.775 km
Periapsis: 789.789 km
RAAN: 136.1128 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00932815
Argument of periapsis: 207.0463 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.5832 deg
Mean motion: 14.10611404 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000025152174 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 7:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08800U 76032B 25289.31013963 .00000059 00000-0 25152-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 08800 81.2484 136.1128 0093282 207.0463 152.5832 14.10611404546893
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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