Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18147
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.3
Latest
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: 102.082 minutes
Inclination: 81.251 deg
SMA: 7235.348 km
Apoapsis: 925.622 km
Periapsis: 788.804 km
RAAN: 80.6475 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00945487
Argument of periapsis: 46.4926 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.4054 deg
Mean motion: 14.10631696 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000056 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000037001633 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, 6:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08800U 76032B 25346.26740164 -.00000056 00000-0 -37002-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 08800 81.2510 80.6475 0094549 46.4926 314.4054 14.10631696554920
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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