Spacecraft information: SL-3 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 18 May 1981
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 12465
COSPAR ID 1981-046B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 81.233°
Eccentricity 0.00185
RA ascending node 1.826 hr
Argument perigee 304.657°
Mean anomaly 55.293°
Orbital period 93.524 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Dec 2025, 05:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 441.5 km
Mean Altitude 454.1 km
Peak Altitude 466.7 km

Launched alongside

COSMOS 1271

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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