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 | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SCEL/PHLP |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| 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 |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.3 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A 24251.53179547 .00000152 00000-0 97295-4 0 9992
2 00058 28.3271 185.9483 0164913 244.9520 113.3821 13.46384209146714Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:45:47.128Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 7.41323° |
| Altitude | 1,134.502 km |
| Speed | 7.263 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 23m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 9.51848° |
| Longitude | 22.78668° |
| Altitude | 1,162.895 km |
| Speed | 7.236 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 44m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | -23° 07' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:29:13 |
| Azimuth | 258.336° W |
| Elevation | -22.909° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,212.658 km |
| Perigee | 966.356 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.644 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0164913 |
| Inclination | 28.3271° |
| RAAN | 185.9483° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 244.952° |
| True anomaly | 115.10234° |
| Mean anomaly | 113.3821° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 114.24365° |
| Mean motion | 3.36332 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000097295 |
| Period | 107.04 mins |
No data available
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
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