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 | 21 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 21 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A 24315.89129608 .00000183 00000-0 15203-3 0 9997
2 00058 28.3260 219.4027 0164826 57.9166 303.7269 13.46394300155398
Epoch: 2024-11-10T21:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-10T21:23:27.981Z)
Latitude | 0.00002° |
Longitude | -151.98826° |
Altitude | 1,017.07 km |
Speed | 7.378 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 37m 36s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -6.3326° |
Longitude | 35.49588° |
Altitude | 1,159.983 km |
Speed | 7.238 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 02h 48m 30s |
Apparent Declination | -21° 40' 14" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 14:19:20 |
Azimuth | 339.06° N |
Elevation | -70.727° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 1,212.556 km |
Perigee altitude | 966.384 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,467.607 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0164826 |
Inclination | 28.326° |
RAAN | 219.4027° |
Arg. of periapsis | 57.9166° |
True anomaly | 302.13806° |
Mean anomaly | 303.7269° |
Eccentric anomaly | 302.93428° |
Mean motion | 3.36334 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00015203 |
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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6 mins | 2024-11-11 20:44:20.407Z | 186.241° SSW | 2024-11-11 20:47:20.407Z | 157.352° SSE | 14.101° | 2024-11-11 20:50:20.407Z | 128.531° SE |
9 mins | 2024-11-11 22:36:20.407Z | 217.686° SW | 2024-11-11 22:40:20.407Z | 170.88° S | 23.917° | 2024-11-11 22:45:20.407Z | 117.933° SE |
9 mins | 2024-11-12 00:29:20.407Z | 234.947° WSW | 2024-11-12 00:33:20.407Z | 188.555° SSW | 25.312° | 2024-11-12 00:38:20.407Z | 132.608° SE |
6 mins | 2024-11-12 02:24:20.407Z | 224.159° SW | 2024-11-12 02:26:20.407Z | 203.015° SW | 17.448° | 2024-11-12 02:30:20.407Z | 163.344° S |
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