Key statistics
Satellite SL-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
17726
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: 102.325 minutes
Inclination: 81.2616 deg
SMA: 7246.835 km
Apoapsis: 908.982 km
Periapsis: 828.418 km
RAAN: 69.3281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00555857
Argument of periapsis: 39.7738 deg
Mean anomaly: 320.7486 deg
Mean motion: 14.07278996 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000044 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000033323447 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 7:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SL-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 09904U 77024B 25288.81221717 -.00000044 00000-0 -33323-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 09904 81.2616 69.3281 0055586 39.7738 320.7486 14.07278996490414
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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