SL-14 R/B, 24731

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SL-14 R/B, 24731 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 14 Feb 1997 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

24731, 1997-006G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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)

1997-02-14 (28 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 14 hours ago

0 SL-14 R/B
1 24731U 97006G   25128.75677885 -.00000004  00000-0 -89596-4 0  9997
2 24731  82.6016 233.7080 0040950 208.6618 270.2887 12.55267666293299

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:09:45.692Z)

Latitude

60.73862°

Longitude

-98.88832°

Altitude

1,452.825 km

Speed

7.141 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 41m 29s

True Declination

60° 36' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-74.51566°

Longitude

66.27°

Altitude

1,462.069 km

Speed

7.135 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 07m 03s

Apparent Declination

-72° 29' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:34:44

Azimuth

192.022° SSW

Elevation

-55.509°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,471.883 km

Perigee altitude

1,407.854 km

Semi-major axis

7,818.006 km

Eccentricity

0.004095

Inclination

82.6016°

RAAN

233.708°

Arg. of periapsis

208.6618°

True anomaly

269.81945°

Mean anomaly

270.2887°

Eccentric anomaly

270.05407°

Mean motion

3.13978 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000089596

Orbital period

114.66 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.
14 mins	2025-05-09 08:56:34.405Z	227.764° WSW	2025-05-09 09:03:34.405Z	284.286° WNW	28.871°	2025-05-09 09:10:34.405Z	347.092° N
10 mins	2025-05-09 17:07:34.405Z	27.882° NE	2025-05-09 17:11:34.405Z	60.821° ENE	20.1°	2025-05-09 17:17:34.405Z	109.479° ESE
15 mins	2025-05-09 19:01:34.405Z	348.776° N	2025-05-09 19:08:34.405Z	270.097° WNW	44.306°	2025-05-09 19:16:34.405Z	181.832° SSW
5 mins	2025-05-09 21:00:34.405Z	300.953° NW	2025-05-09 21:02:34.405Z	286.16° WNW	12.709°	2025-05-09 21:05:34.405Z	264.171° W
11 mins	2025-05-10 06:00:34.405Z	120.96° SE	2025-05-10 06:05:34.405Z	80.669° E	21.214°	2025-05-10 06:11:34.405Z	34.758° NE
15 mins	2025-05-10 07:53:34.405Z	196.697° SSW	2025-05-10 08:00:34.405Z	291.056° WNW	43.616°	2025-05-10 08:08:34.405Z	3.592° NNE

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