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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 117 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

117, 1961-015B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

SUI/APL

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

INJUN, Unknown motor

Mass

43 kg wet, 18 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cyl, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.463 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 hours ago

0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1   117U 61015B   25189.19658147 -.00000042  00000-0  27031-4 0  9992
2   117  66.8122 123.7149 0077874 183.6864 176.3651 13.90138959246685

Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:43:04.638Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

126.55051°

Altitude

987.011 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 14m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

35.07263°

Longitude

-71.10111°

Altitude

889.632 km

Speed

7.432 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 24m 03s

Apparent Declination

4° 30' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:13:01

Azimuth

200.521° SSW

Elevation

52.909°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

983.421 km

Perigee altitude

869.652 km

Semi-major axis

7,304.673 km

Eccentricity

0.00779

Inclination

66.8122°

RAAN

123.7149°

Arg. of periapsis

183.6864°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

176.3651°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4765 °/min

Orbital period

103.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000027031

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

TRANSIT 4A, 116

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 152

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (Decayed)

SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
4 mins	2025-07-08 07:07:31.783Z	200.201° SSW	2025-07-08 07:07:31.783Z	200.201° SSW	38.371°	2025-07-08 07:11:31.783Z	167.648° S
10 mins	2025-07-08 20:22:31.783Z	166.331° S	2025-07-08 20:27:31.783Z	100.664° ESE	29.254°	2025-07-08 20:32:31.783Z	47.283° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-08 22:08:31.783Z	240.699° WSW	2025-07-08 22:13:31.783Z	307.935° NW	33.719°	2025-07-08 22:18:31.783Z	13.293° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-09 05:26:31.783Z	352.453° N	2025-07-09 05:30:31.783Z	43.821° NE	28.846°	2025-07-09 05:35:31.783Z	111.799° ESE

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