Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18060
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.2
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: 1976-043B
Object number (NORAD): 8846
Object ID (CCSDS): 8846
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.202 minutes
Inclination: 81.2263 deg
SMA: 7241.016 km
Apoapsis: 888.412 km
Periapsis: 837.349 km
RAAN: 221.6351 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00352592
Argument of periapsis: 46.4574 deg
Mean anomaly: 313.9515 deg
Mean motion: 14.08975806 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000097 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000048429062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08846U 76043B 25297.87667739 .00000097 00000-0 48429-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 08846 81.2263 221.6351 0035259 46.4574 313.9515 14.08975806540413
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
Meteor meteorological satellite
SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-1’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 15, 1976, 1:30 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 15, 1976, 1:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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