Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18042
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
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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: 102.084 minutes
Inclination: 81.2531 deg
SMA: 7235.452 km
Apoapsis: 925.273 km
Periapsis: 789.361 km
RAAN: 182.2368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00939212
Argument of periapsis: 342.9094 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.8919 deg
Mean motion: 14.10601253 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000305 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015756776 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08800U 76032B 25241.92820498 .00000305 00000-0 15757-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 08800 81.2531 182.2368 0093921 342.9094 16.8919 14.10601253540212
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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