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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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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