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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1 00117U 61015B   25118.90566055  .00000030  00000-0  83894-4 0  9994
2 00117  66.8119 295.0614 0082784 230.9589 128.4102 13.90129351236478

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44:09.071Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

111.91063°

Altitude

968.141 km

Speed

7.349 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 40m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

57.2365°

Longitude

150.71315°

Altitude

995.105 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 43m 49s

Apparent Declination

14° 11' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:29:43

Azimuth

338.398° N

Elevation

-33.211°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

987.041 km

Perigee altitude

866.099 km

Semi-major axis

7,304.707 km

Eccentricity

0.0082784

Inclination

66.8119°

RAAN

295.0614°

Arg. of periapsis

230.9589°

True anomaly

129.14876°

Mean anomaly

128.4102°

Eccentric anomaly

128.77996°

Mean motion

3.47647 °/min

BSTAR

0.000083894

Orbital period

103.55 mins

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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

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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.
4 mins	2025-04-30 00:17:26.047Z	280.904° WNW	2025-04-30 00:19:26.047Z	261.068° W	12.516°	2025-04-30 00:21:26.047Z	240.582° WSW
8 mins	2025-04-30 11:51:26.047Z	143.479° SSE	2025-04-30 11:54:26.047Z	108.275° ESE	21.81°	2025-04-30 11:59:26.047Z	55.978° ENE
11 mins	2025-04-30 13:35:26.047Z	225.642° WSW	2025-04-30 13:40:26.047Z	292.742° NW	40.686°	2025-04-30 13:46:26.047Z	21.212° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-30 15:27:26.047Z	312.61° NW	2025-04-30 15:28:26.047Z	322.674° NNW	13.333°	2025-04-30 15:31:26.047Z	351.422° N
8 mins	2025-04-30 20:54:26.047Z	0.561° NNE	2025-04-30 20:58:26.047Z	50.224° ENE	23.366°	2025-04-30 21:02:26.047Z	96.701° ESE
10 mins	2025-04-30 22:40:26.047Z	320.875° NNW	2025-04-30 22:45:26.047Z	231.655° WSW	40.627°	2025-04-30 22:50:26.047Z	169.124° S

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