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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1   117U 61015B   26316.43351763 -.00000005  00000-0  56076-4 0  9996
2   117  66.8140   3.7202 0079655 198.9556 160.8554 13.90204100314664

Epoch: 2026-11-12T10:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T10:24:15.923Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

156.08677°

Altitude

985.025 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 14m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:05:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

984.491 km

Perigee altitude

868.124 km

Semi-major axis

7,304.445 km

Eccentricity

0.00797

Inclination

66.814°

RAAN

3.7202°

Arg. of periapsis

198.9556°

True anomaly

161.15196°

Mean anomaly

160.8554°

Eccentric anomaly

161.00396°

Mean motion

3.47666 °/min

Orbital period

103.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000056076

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 418 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 551 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 352 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3176 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3969 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 542 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2087 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 19428 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 299

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 419 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 250 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 473 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 4029 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 328 (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.
10 mins	2026-11-13 03:46:38.935Z	160.547° S	2026-11-13 03:51:38.935Z	105.912° ESE	27.427°	2026-11-13 03:56:38.935Z	52.557° ENE
11 mins	2026-11-13 05:32:38.935Z	231.596° WSW	2026-11-13 05:37:38.935Z	300.797° NW	51.97°	2026-11-13 05:43:38.935Z	19.466° NNE
8 mins	2026-11-13 12:51:38.935Z	1.126° NNE	2026-11-13 12:55:38.935Z	55.855° ENE	27.578°	2026-11-13 12:59:38.935Z	102.597° ESE
9 mins	2026-11-13 14:37:38.935Z	316.377° NNW	2026-11-13 14:41:38.935Z	257.8° W	50.708°	2026-11-13 14:46:38.935Z	176.203° S

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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1, 117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T10:24:15.923Z)

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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast

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