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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
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   25128.69029933  .00000010  00000-0  68233-4 0  9998
2 00117  66.8122 271.2077 0082263 224.5276 134.9174 13.90131402237837
Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:34:01.862Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
155.94279°
Altitude
972.935 km
Speed
7.344 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 04m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-63.17059°
Longitude
30.93948°
Altitude
900.41 km
Speed
7.427 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 21m 13s
Apparent Declination
-53° 47' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:24:56
Azimuth
147.505° SSE
Elevation
-72.437°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
986.653 km
Perigee altitude
866.472 km
Semi-major axis
7,304.7 km
Eccentricity
0.0082263
Inclination
66.8122°
RAAN
271.2077°
Arg. of periapsis
224.5276°
True anomaly
135.5801°
Mean anomaly
134.9174°
Eccentric anomaly
135.24923°
Mean motion
3.47648 °/min
BSTAR
0.000068233
Orbital period
103.55 mins
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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
9 mins2025-05-09 19:00:29.710Z352.805° N2025-05-09 19:05:29.710Z53.64° ENE25.674°2025-05-09 19:09:29.710Z101.998° ESE
10 mins2025-05-09 20:47:29.710Z316.444° NNW2025-05-09 20:51:29.710Z262.504° W37.357°2025-05-09 20:57:29.710Z174.204° S
10 mins2025-05-10 10:07:29.710Z174.732° S2025-05-10 10:12:29.710Z106.227° ESE33.95°2025-05-10 10:17:29.710Z45.185° ENE
10 mins2025-05-10 11:54:29.710Z250.754° W2025-05-10 11:58:29.710Z300.939° NW30.227°2025-05-10 12:04:29.710Z13.477° NNE
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