Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
17874
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SL-3 DEB
International designator: 1977-002C
Object number (NORAD): 9663
Object ID (CCSDS): 9663
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.654 minutes
Inclination: 81.266 deg
SMA: 7262.336 km
Apoapsis: 889.532 km
Periapsis: 878.87 km
RAAN: 285.8938 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00073406
Argument of periapsis: 156.3499 deg
Mean anomaly: 203.8007 deg
Mean motion: 14.02775829 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000119 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000069258552 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 6:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 09663U 77002C 25347.28326988 .00000119 00000-0 69259-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 09663 81.2660 285.8938 0007341 156.3499 203.8007 14.02775829503579
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SL-3 DEB.
Associated space launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
SL-3 DEB 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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