Key statistics
Satellite SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 at a glance.
Uptime
23437
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
International designator: 1961-015B
Object number (NORAD): 117
Object ID (CCSDS): 117
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.586 minutes
Inclination: 66.815 deg
SMA: 7306.261 km
Apoapsis: 982.044 km
Periapsis: 874.207 km
RAAN: 358.3181 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00737981
Argument of periapsis: 146.9031 deg
Mean anomaly: 213.6698 deg
Mean motion: 13.90144769 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000003 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000062752318 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 3:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
TLE line 1: 1 00117U 61015B 25240.63748758 .00000003 00000-0 62752-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00117 66.8150 358.3181 0073798 146.9031 213.6698 13.90144769253395
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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