SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 00117
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 00117 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 details
NORAD ID | 00117 |
COSPAR ID | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | SUI/APL |
Bus | Injun |
Motor | Unknown |
Mass | 43 kg wet, 18 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | 0.45 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | -62.54362° |
Longitude | -48.24359° |
Altitude | 1,001.678 km |
Speed | 7.325 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 09h 44m 39s |
Apparent Declination | -53° 39' 29" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 22:51:37 |
Azimuth | 146.06° SSE |
Elevation | -72.196° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 979.195 km |
Perigee | 874.613 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,305.041 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0071582 |
Inclination | 66.8107° |
RAAN | 248.4942° |
Arg. of periapsis | 58.217° |
True anomaly | 301.89092° |
Mean anomaly | 302.5854° |
Eccentric anomaly | 302.23849° |
Mean motion | 3.47624 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00005534 |
Period | 103.56 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T15:00:39.692Z)
Latitude | -0.00007° |
Longitude | 78.53067° |
Altitude | 902.684 km |
Speed | 7.415 km/s |
True Right ascension | 16h 33m 58s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1 00117U 61015B 24208.62545940 -.00000007 00000-0 55340-4 0 9992
2 00117 66.8107 248.4942 0071582 58.2170 302.5854 13.90034109198070
Epoch: 2024-07-26T15:00Z
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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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