Spacecraft information: SL-3 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 16 March 1988
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 18961
COSPAR ID 1988-021B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.873°
Eccentricity 0.00540
RA ascending node 11.803 hr
Argument perigee 304.474°
Mean anomaly 220.263°
Orbital period 102.804 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2026, 14:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 859.1 km
Mean Altitude 898.4 km
Peak Altitude 937.7 km

Launched alongside

IRS-1A

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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