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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   25118.90566055  .00000030  00000-0  83894-4 0  9994
2 00117  66.8119 295.0614 0082784 230.9589 128.4102 13.90129351236478
Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44:09.071Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
111.91063°
Altitude
968.141 km
Speed
7.349 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 40m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
57.2365°
Longitude
150.71315°
Altitude
995.105 km
Speed
7.331 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 43m 49s
Apparent Declination
14° 11' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:29:43
Azimuth
338.398° N
Elevation
-33.211°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
987.041 km
Perigee altitude
866.099 km
Semi-major axis
7,304.707 km
Eccentricity
0.0082784
Inclination
66.8119°
RAAN
295.0614°
Arg. of periapsis
230.9589°
True anomaly
129.14876°
Mean anomaly
128.4102°
Eccentric anomaly
128.77996°
Mean motion
3.47647 °/min
BSTAR
0.000083894
Orbital period
103.55 mins
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SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 Visibility forecast

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End Az.
4 mins2025-04-30 00:17:26.047Z280.904° WNW2025-04-30 00:19:26.047Z261.068° W12.516°2025-04-30 00:21:26.047Z240.582° WSW
8 mins2025-04-30 11:51:26.047Z143.479° SSE2025-04-30 11:54:26.047Z108.275° ESE21.81°2025-04-30 11:59:26.047Z55.978° ENE
11 mins2025-04-30 13:35:26.047Z225.642° WSW2025-04-30 13:40:26.047Z292.742° NW40.686°2025-04-30 13:46:26.047Z21.212° NNE
4 mins2025-04-30 15:27:26.047Z312.61° NW2025-04-30 15:28:26.047Z322.674° NNW13.333°2025-04-30 15:31:26.047Z351.422° N
8 mins2025-04-30 20:54:26.047Z0.561° NNE2025-04-30 20:58:26.047Z50.224° ENE23.366°2025-04-30 21:02:26.047Z96.701° ESE
10 mins2025-04-30 22:40:26.047Z320.875° NNW2025-04-30 22:45:26.047Z231.655° WSW40.627°2025-04-30 22:50:26.047Z169.124° S
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