SL-14 R/B, 17291

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SL-14 R/B, 17291 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 05 Jan 1987 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

17291, 1987-001B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (CIS)

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoe

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

S5M, Unknown motor

Mass

1,600 kg wet, 1,600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1987-01-05 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.7 m

Radar Cross Section

7.351 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SL-14 R/B
1 17291U 87001B   25123.89147318  .00000058  00000-0  38176-4 0  9992
2 17291  82.4677  69.4959 0009946 254.9704 105.0356 13.84672090936645

Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:23:43.282Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-113.46167°

Altitude

952.16 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 37m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-44.01942°

Longitude

-121.16346°

Altitude

960.886 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 36m 50s

Apparent Declination

-42° 11' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:08:52

Azimuth

113.259° SE

Elevation

-83.55°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

951.799 km

Perigee altitude

937.233 km

Semi-major axis

7,322.653 km

Eccentricity

0.0009946

Inclination

82.4677°

RAAN

69.4959°

Arg. of periapsis

254.9704°

True anomaly

105.14564°

Mean anomaly

105.0356°

Eccentric anomaly

105.09062°

Mean motion

3.4637 °/min

BSTAR

0.000038176

Orbital period

103.94 mins

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SL-14 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-05-04 20:03:16.908Z	141.365° SSE	2025-05-04 20:08:16.908Z	81.453° E	25.393°	2025-05-04 20:12:16.908Z	34.731° NE
9 mins	2025-05-04 21:48:16.908Z	222.16° SW	2025-05-04 21:52:16.908Z	277.291° WNW	32.549°	2025-05-04 21:57:16.908Z	348.31° N
7 mins	2025-05-05 06:57:16.908Z	33.918° NE	2025-05-05 07:00:16.908Z	71.76° E	21.328°	2025-05-05 07:04:16.908Z	117.31° SE
9 mins	2025-05-05 08:41:16.908Z	335.175° NNW	2025-05-05 08:45:16.908Z	269.89° W	37.67°	2025-05-05 08:50:16.908Z	197.434° SSW

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