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SL-3 R/B

NORAD 12465· COSPAR 1981-046B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on May 19, 1981 from 43/3 (43L), Russia aboard a Vostok 8A92M.
Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 07:05 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 19, 1981
Mass
—
Apogee
441 km
Perigee
420 km
Inclination
81.23°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SL-3 R/B across 149 days of archived orbital elements (151 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-8.7 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
420 × 441 km
436453420May 28Oct 25
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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