Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17785
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: 1977-024B
Object number (NORAD): 9904
Object ID (CCSDS): 9904
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.324 minutes
Inclination: 81.2623 deg
SMA: 7246.804 km
Apoapsis: 908.869 km
Periapsis: 828.469 km
RAAN: 12.5412 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00554733
Argument of periapsis: 231.602 deg
Mean anomaly: 128.0161 deg
Mean motion: 14.07288038 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000226 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012576303 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 12:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 09904U 77024B 25347.53950739 .00000226 00000-0 12576-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 09904 81.2623 12.5412 0055473 231.6020 128.0161 14.07288038498673
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
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 27 (39L)’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on April 5, 1977, 2:05 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 27 (39L)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 5, 1977, 2:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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