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

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.

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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