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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SUI/APL
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
INJUN, Unknown motor
Mass
43 kg wet, 18 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere + Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.463 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
1 00117U 61015B 25259.84681464 -.00000016 00000-0 47718-4 0 9995
2 00117 66.8130 311.4953 0072507 132.7043 228.0172 13.90147885256069Epoch: 2025-09-16T20:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T20:19:24.784Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
10.61074°
Altitude
965.84 km
Speed
7.351 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 45m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:13:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
979.469 km
Perigee altitude
873.541 km
Semi-major axis
7,304.642 km
Eccentricity
0.00725
Inclination
66.813°
RAAN
311.4953°
Arg. of periapsis
132.7043°
True anomaly
227.40331°
Mean anomaly
228.0172°
Eccentric anomaly
227.70988°
Mean motion
3.47652 °/min
Orbital period
103.55 mins
BSTAR
0.000047718
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 03:31:46.005Z | 139.268° SSE | 2025-09-18 03:34:46.005Z | 108.387° ESE | 16.404° | 2025-09-18 03:38:46.005Z | 66.299° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-18 05:16:46.005Z | 218.455° SW | 2025-09-18 05:20:46.005Z | 284.036° WNW | 43.589° | 2025-09-18 05:26:46.005Z | 25.207° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 07:06:46.005Z | 301.819° NW | 2025-09-18 07:08:46.005Z | 323.785° NNW | 14.254° | 2025-09-18 07:10:46.005Z | 345.148° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 12:34:46.005Z | 7.218° NNE | 2025-09-18 12:37:46.005Z | 43.085° NE | 18.545° | 2025-09-18 12:41:46.005Z | 88.199° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-18 14:20:46.005Z | 326.131° NNW | 2025-09-18 14:24:46.005Z | 261.221° W | 44.04° | 2025-09-18 14:29:46.005Z | 160.067° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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