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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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1 00117U 61015B   26044.92218590 -.00000004  00000-0  57380-4 0  9996
2 00117  66.8135 305.6542 0075261  19.3925 340.9989 13.90175821276920

Epoch: 2026-02-13T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T22:07:56.861Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-170.2854°

Altitude

878.139 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 22m 37s

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

13:38:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

981.382 km

Perigee altitude

871.432 km

Semi-major axis

7,304.544 km

Eccentricity

0.00753

Inclination

66.8135°

RAAN

305.6542°

Arg. of periapsis

19.3925°

True anomaly

340.71559°

Mean anomaly

340.9989°

Eccentric anomaly

340.8575°

Mean motion

3.47659 °/min

Orbital period

103.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00005738

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 468 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 253

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13941 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5877 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 662 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 301 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 479 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3748

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 134

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48821

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 649

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 337

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 18908

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 252

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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.
4 mins	2026-02-14 17:15:47.501Z	126.869° SE	2026-02-14 17:17:47.501Z	106.114° ESE	12.73°	2026-02-14 17:19:47.501Z	84.449° E
9 mins	2026-02-14 18:59:47.501Z	211.393° SW	2026-02-14 19:03:47.501Z	305.422° NW	44.826°	2026-02-14 19:08:47.501Z	27.299° NE
5 mins	2026-02-14 20:48:47.501Z	292.551° NW	2026-02-14 20:50:47.501Z	315.055° NNW	15.428°	2026-02-14 20:53:47.501Z	348.86° N
7 mins	2026-02-15 02:17:47.501Z	10.532° NNE	2026-02-15 02:20:47.501Z	44.915° NE	17.863°	2026-02-15 02:24:47.501Z	85.737° E
11 mins	2026-02-15 04:02:47.501Z	330.49° NNW	2026-02-15 04:07:47.501Z	295.812° NW	44.954°	2026-02-15 04:13:47.501Z	153.765° SSE

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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T22:07:56.861Z)

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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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