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SL-6 R/B(2)

SL-6 R/B(2) is an object launched in 1990 in a low earth orbit, between 512 and 595 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 96 minutes, about 15 times a day, on a path tilted 62.8° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 63° latitude.

Height

512-595 km

One orbit

96 min

Inclination

62.8°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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