In orbitDebris

SL-3 DEB

NORAD: 25255
COSPAR: 1981-043D

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Spacecraft

Owner: Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25255, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-05-14
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Flight: Meteor-2
Mission name: Meteor-2 No. 8
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC43/3
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-043

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-043, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-05-14
Period: 102.2 min
Inclination: 81.30°
Apogee: 897 km
Perigee: 831 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0054 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: SL-3 R/B (NORAD 12457)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris28 in total, 17 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit