SL-16 R/B
Launch
Launched on Sep 4, 1996 from 45/1, Kazakhstan aboard a Zenit-2.
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Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 4, 1996
Mass
—
Apogee
870 km
Perigee
842 km
Inclination
70.77°
Period
1.70 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SL-16 R/B across 104 days of archived orbital elements (106 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
842 × 870 km
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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