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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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

58, 1960-013A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

SCEL/PHLP

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

COURIER, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-10-04 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.327 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A   25242.09654931  .00000117  00000-0  48475-4 0  9996
2 00058  28.3269 176.7614 0164749 317.3940  41.3929 13.46414116194806

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:19:01.86Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

163.46791°

Altitude

992.545 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 47m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

15:33:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,212.424 km

Perigee altitude

966.37 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.534 km

Eccentricity

0.01647

Inclination

28.3269°

RAAN

176.7614°

Arg. of periapsis

317.394°

True anomaly

42.66068°

Mean anomaly

41.3929°

Eccentric anomaly

42.02482°

Mean motion

3.36339 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000048475

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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 1960 (1960-10-04 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

COURIER 1B Visibility forecast

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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.
9 mins	2025-08-30 23:56:35.379Z	207.109° SW	2025-08-31 00:00:35.379Z	163.639° S	23.764°	2025-08-31 00:05:35.379Z	116.253° SE
12 mins	2025-08-31 01:48:35.379Z	235.863° WSW	2025-08-31 01:53:35.379Z	184.702° SSW	28.89°	2025-08-31 02:00:35.379Z	119.07° SE
11 mins	2025-08-31 03:42:35.379Z	241.264° WSW	2025-08-31 03:47:35.379Z	192.307° SSW	24.236°	2025-08-31 03:53:35.379Z	141.292° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-31 05:39:35.379Z	216.209° SW	2025-08-31 05:40:35.379Z	208.142° SW	12.543°	2025-08-31 05:43:35.379Z	184.907° SSW
8 mins	2025-08-31 23:03:35.379Z	195.111° SSW	2025-08-31 23:06:35.379Z	163.421° S	20.621°	2025-08-31 23:11:35.379Z	116.76° SE