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 | 11 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 11 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1 58U 60013A 25045.16824329 .00000117 00000-0 49207-4 0 9999
2 58 28.3271 95.9719 0164909 126.7549 234.8258 13.46402611168781
Epoch: 2025-02-14T04:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-14T04:02:16.22Z)
Latitude | 0° |
Longitude | -109.02956° |
Altitude | 1,156.128 km |
Speed | 7.242 km/s |
True Right ascension | 06h 23m 53s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 8.08147° |
Longitude | 53.3556° |
Altitude | 978.413 km |
Speed | 7.417 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 15h 32m 53s |
Apparent Declination | -47° 24' 60" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 18:09:33 |
Azimuth | 205.368° SW |
Elevation | -4.019° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 1,212.586 km |
Perigee altitude | 966.292 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,467.576 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0164909 |
Inclination | 28.3271° |
RAAN | 95.9719° |
Arg. of periapsis | 126.7549° |
True anomaly | 233.29945° |
Mean anomaly | 234.8258° |
Eccentric anomaly | 234.0608° |
Mean motion | 3.36336 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.000049207 |
Orbital 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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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9 mins | 2025-02-15 06:58:24.492Z | 206.031° SW | 2025-02-15 07:02:24.492Z | 167.503° S | 20.411° | 2025-02-15 07:07:24.492Z | 118.044° SE |
10 mins | 2025-02-15 08:51:24.492Z | 229.471° WSW | 2025-02-15 08:56:24.492Z | 170.708° S | 26.265° | 2025-02-15 09:01:24.492Z | 120.256° SE |
8 mins | 2025-02-15 10:45:24.492Z | 235.225° WSW | 2025-02-15 10:49:24.492Z | 189.063° SSW | 22.658° | 2025-02-15 10:53:24.492Z | 145.463° SSE |
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