Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18014
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: 102.203 minutes
Inclination: 81.2206 deg
SMA: 7241.063 km
Apoapsis: 888.997 km
Periapsis: 836.859 km
RAAN: 267.4859 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00360015
Argument of periapsis: 177.5398 deg
Mean anomaly: 182.5956 deg
Mean motion: 14.0896195 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000203 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001093834 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 7:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08846U 76043B 25250.79475048 .00000203 00000-0 10938-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 08846 81.2206 267.4859 0036001 177.5398 182.5956 14.08961950533783
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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