Key statistics
Satellite SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1 at a glance.
Uptime
23543
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: 103.585 minutes
Inclination: 66.8124 deg
SMA: 7306.19 km
Apoapsis: 980.165 km
Periapsis: 875.944 km
RAAN: 100.6896 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00713239
Argument of periapsis: 66.6388 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.2173 deg
Mean motion: 13.90165001 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000013 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000070569021 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SOLRAD 3/INJUN 1
TLE line 1: 1 00117U 61015B 25346.32403485 .00000013 00000-0 70569-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00117 66.8124 100.6896 0071324 66.6388 294.2173 13.90165001268080
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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