Spacecraft information: SL-3 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 28 February 1979
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 11289
COSPAR ID 1979-021B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 81.247°
Eccentricity 0.00764
RA ascending node 1.272 hr
Argument perigee 75.444°
Mean anomaly 285.519°
Orbital period 101.977 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 04:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 804.2 km
Mean Altitude 859.4 km
Peak Altitude 914.6 km

Launched alongside

METEOR 2-4 SL-3 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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