Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17798
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: 1976-102B
Object number (NORAD): 9482
Object ID (CCSDS): 9482
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.279 minutes
Inclination: 81.2549 deg
SMA: 7244.669 km
Apoapsis: 928.6 km
Periapsis: 804.467 km
RAAN: 143.4109 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0085672
Argument of periapsis: 136.7208 deg
Mean anomaly: 224.0735 deg
Mean motion: 14.0791023 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000108 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000053653 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 09482U 76102B 25188.90184429 .00000108 00000-0 53653-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 09482 81.2549 143.4109 0085672 136.7208 224.0735 14.07910230501579
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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 26 (35L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1976, 10:59 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 26 (35L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 1976, 10:59 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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