SL-3 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

17818

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1977-002B

Object number (NORAD): 9662

Object ID (CCSDS): 9662

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.764 minutes

Inclination: 81.2774 deg

SMA: 7267.543 km

Apoapsis: 926.92 km

Periapsis: 851.896 km

RAAN: 43.4244 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0051616

Argument of periapsis: 212.4947 deg

Mean anomaly: 147.3039 deg

Mean motion: 14.01268394 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000093 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000052876797 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 7:35 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 09662U 77002B 25291.81655680 .00000093 00000-0 52877-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 09662 81.2774 43.4244 0051616 212.4947 147.3039 14.01268394492823

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-04-02 16:31:14 0.0001028475 272.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-12-03 05:01:52 0.0001614896 382.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-10-19 02:39:30 0.0001301144 315.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

SL-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 2’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 6, 1977, 11:17 p.m. from 43/3 (43L).

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Launch to space Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 2
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 6, 1977, 11:17 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8A92M

Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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