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SL-16 R/B

NORAD 20625· COSPAR 1990-046B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on May 22, 1990 from 45/2, Kazakhstan aboard a Zenit-2.
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 7
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:07 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
May 22, 1990
Mass
Apogee
857 km
Perigee
838 km
Inclination
71.00°
Period
1.70 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SL-16 R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
838 × 857 km
847858837May 28Sep 9
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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