In orbitRocket body

SL-16 R/B

NORAD: 27006
COSPAR: 2001-056F

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Spacecraft

Built by: Southern SDB
Owner: Russian Space Forces
Platform (bus): 11S772
Mass at launch: 9,000 kg
Dry mass: 9,000 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 9,001 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 11.1 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 11.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27006, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2001-12-10
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Meteor-3M
Mission name: Meteor-3M 17F45 No. 101
Launch site: GIK-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Russian Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2001-056

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2001-056, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 2001-12-10
Period: 105.0 min
Inclination: 99.79°
Apogee: 1,007 km
Perigee: 984 km
Radar cross-section: 9.5435 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 12

Everything from this launch

Debris8 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit