Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17713
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: 102.765 minutes
Inclination: 81.2753 deg
SMA: 7267.603 km
Apoapsis: 927.726 km
Periapsis: 851.209 km
RAAN: 143.7718 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052643
Argument of periapsis: 145.3999 deg
Mean anomaly: 215.0611 deg
Mean motion: 14.01251238 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000098 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000056251 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 8:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 9662U 77002B 25186.85291806 .00000098 00000-0 56251-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 9662 81.2753 143.7718 0052643 145.3999 215.0611 14.01251238478396
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
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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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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