COURIER 1B, 58
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COURIER 1B, 58 is a payload satellite owned by SCEL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 04 Oct 1960 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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COURIER 1B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 4 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SCEL/PHLP |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | COURIER, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 1.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.327 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1 58U 60013A 24292.16401290 .00000212 00000-0 18823-3 0 9995
2 58 28.3296 339.7888 0164732 221.4142 137.3811 13.46389475152732Epoch: 2024-10-18T03:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-18T03:56:10.714Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -106.39354° |
| Altitude | 1,175.319 km |
| Speed | 7.223 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 39m 09s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 28.13793° |
| Longitude | -7.99026° |
| Altitude | 1,153.033 km |
| Speed | 7.248 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 20m 56s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 45' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:48:23 |
| Azimuth | 100.34° ESE |
| Elevation | 0.241° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,212.503 km |
| Perigee | 966.472 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.624 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0164732 |
| Inclination | 28.3296° |
| RAAN | 339.7888° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 221.4142° |
| True anomaly | 138.6401° |
| Mean anomaly | 137.3811° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 138.0125° |
| Mean motion | 3.36333 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00018823 |
| Period | 107.04 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 1960 (1960-10-04 UTC)
| COURIER 1B, 58 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59 |
COURIER 1B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 mins | 2024-10-18 09:37:39.209Z | 239.217° WSW | 2024-10-18 09:43:39.209Z | 183.152° SSW | 29.161° | 2024-10-18 09:49:39.209Z | 122.092° SE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 11:32:39.209Z | 240.846° WSW | 2024-10-18 11:37:39.209Z | 190.474° SSW | 23.724° | 2024-10-18 11:42:39.209Z | 143.992° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-19 06:51:39.209Z | 205.568° SW | 2024-10-19 06:56:39.209Z | 160.135° S | 22.061° | 2024-10-19 07:01:39.209Z | 116.142° SE |