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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

SUI/APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

INJUN, Unknown motor

Mass

43 kg wet, 18 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1 00117U 61015B   26269.09554092 -.00000008  00000-0  53608-4 0  9996
2 00117  66.8106 119.1306 0082802 230.4039 128.9708 13.90199463308089

Epoch: 2026-09-26T02:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T02:17:34.735Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

79.82732°

Altitude

968.36 km

Speed

7.349 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 56m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:59:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

986.807 km

Perigee altitude

865.842 km

Semi-major axis

7,304.461 km

Eccentricity

0.00828

Inclination

66.8106°

RAAN

119.1306°

Arg. of periapsis

230.4039°

True anomaly

129.7037°

Mean anomaly

128.9708°

Eccentric anomaly

129.33773°

Mean motion

3.47665 °/min

Orbital period

103.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000053608

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 17648

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 120

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 265 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 17713

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48815

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 14959 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 300 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 264

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2087 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 353 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 243

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 262

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 20174

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 275 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 301 (Decayed)

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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 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.
5 mins	2026-09-26 18:05:31.289Z	301.023° NW	2026-09-26 18:07:31.289Z	320.323° NNW	13.806°	2026-09-26 18:10:31.289Z	349.418° N
8 mins	2026-09-26 23:33:31.289Z	358.891° N	2026-09-26 23:37:31.289Z	46.404° ENE	25.504°	2026-09-26 23:41:31.289Z	94.511° ESE
10 mins	2026-09-27 01:19:31.289Z	321.875° NNW	2026-09-27 01:24:31.289Z	242.85° WSW	60.8°	2026-09-27 01:29:31.289Z	169.25° S
10 mins	2026-09-27 14:40:31.289Z	165.287° S	2026-09-27 14:44:31.289Z	113.405° SE	36.05°	2026-09-27 14:50:31.289Z	45.352° ENE
10 mins	2026-09-27 16:26:31.289Z	243.717° WSW	2026-09-27 16:31:31.289Z	315.647° NNW	40.904°	2026-09-27 16:36:31.289Z	14.018° NNE

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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T02:17:34.735Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast

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