SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 at a glance.

Uptime

23379

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: 103.587 minutes

Inclination: 66.8113 deg

SMA: 7306.284 km

Apoapsis: 985.527 km

Periapsis: 870.77 km

RAAN: 143.006 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0078533

Argument of periapsis: 189.1679 deg

Mean anomaly: 170.7971 deg

Mean motion: 13.90138171 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000031 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000036318 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: June 30, 2025, 5:29 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: June 30, 2025, 6:46 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1

TLE line 1: 1 00117U 61015B 25181.28257690 -.00000031 00000-0 36318-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00117 66.8113 143.0060 0078533 189.1679 170.7971 13.90138171245149

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
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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