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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

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, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

1.327 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A   25128.87814088  .00000122  00000-0  57744-4 0  9991
2 00058  28.3285  31.2299 0164870  99.9676 261.9517 13.46410255179538

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:04:31.372Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-151.84322°

Altitude

1,103.083 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 04m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-7.83045°

Longitude

-168.40911°

Altitude

1,144.362 km

Speed

7.254 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 23m 47s

Apparent Declination

-22° 34' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:02:07

Azimuth

27.956° NE

Elevation

-70.857°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,212.528 km

Perigee altitude

966.293 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.548 km

Eccentricity

0.016487

Inclination

28.3285°

RAAN

31.2299°

Arg. of periapsis

99.9676°

True anomaly

260.08675°

Mean anomaly

261.9517°

Eccentric anomaly

261.01865°

Mean motion

3.36338 °/min

BSTAR

0.000057744

Orbital period

107.04 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 20:25:22.836Z	187.686° SSW	2025-05-09 20:28:22.836Z	159.752° S	14.906°	2025-05-09 20:31:22.836Z	130.752° SE
9 mins	2025-05-09 22:17:22.836Z	219.44° SW	2025-05-09 22:21:22.836Z	175.177° S	24.173°	2025-05-09 22:26:22.836Z	119.635° SE
8 mins	2025-05-10 00:11:22.836Z	229.572° WSW	2025-05-10 00:14:22.836Z	193.065° SSW	24.901°	2025-05-10 00:19:22.836Z	134.075° SE
6 mins	2025-05-10 02:05:22.836Z	226.609° WSW	2025-05-10 02:08:22.836Z	194.265° SSW	16.617°	2025-05-10 02:11:22.836Z	164.641° S

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