COURIER 1B, 00058
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COURIER 1B, 00058 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
| NORAD ID | 00058 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SCEL/PHLP |
| Bus | Courier |
| Motor | Unknown |
| 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) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 24.49019° |
| Longitude | -171.41932° |
| Altitude | 1,202.264 km |
| Speed | 7.199 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 32m 09s |
| Apparent Declination | -5° 50' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:40:06 |
| Azimuth | 63.829° ENE |
| Elevation | -35.857° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,212.695 km |
| Perigee | 966.343 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.656 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0164946 |
| Inclination | 28.33° |
| RAAN | 42.2625° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 251.9721° |
| True anomaly | 108.08224° |
| Mean anomaly | 106.2786° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 107.1815° |
| Mean motion | 3.36331 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000026779 |
| Period | 107.04 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T21:32:31.04Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 134.06673° |
| Altitude | 1,120.344 km |
| Speed | 7.277 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 49m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A 24208.89758149 .00000106 00000-0 26779-4 0 9992
2 00058 28.3300 42.2625 0164946 251.9721 106.2786 13.46380852140969Epoch: 2024-07-26T21:32Z
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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
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