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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

Spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 COURIER 1B
1 00058U 60013A   25342.41462816  .00000114  00000-0  47754-4 0  9998
2 00058  28.3287  27.7378 0164952  68.0999 293.6996 13.46421403208335

Epoch: 2025-12-08T09:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T09:57:03.873Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

161.05761°

Altitude

1,036.084 km

Speed

7.359 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 50m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

21:19:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,212.548 km

Perigee altitude

966.192 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.507 km

Eccentricity

0.0165

Inclination

28.3287°

RAAN

27.7378°

Arg. of periapsis

68.0999°

True anomaly

291.95461°

Mean anomaly

293.6996°

Eccentric anomaly

292.82852°

Mean motion

3.36341 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000047754

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

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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.
8 mins	2025-12-09 07:35:04.994Z	208.677° SW	2025-12-09 07:39:04.994Z	161.803° S	21.763°	2025-12-09 07:43:04.994Z	120.064° SE
9 mins	2025-12-09 09:28:04.994Z	228.912° WSW	2025-12-09 09:32:04.994Z	177.946° S	25.818°	2025-12-09 09:37:04.994Z	125.399° SE
7 mins	2025-12-09 11:22:04.994Z	228.997° WSW	2025-12-09 11:25:04.994Z	194.893° SSW	20.072°	2025-12-09 11:29:04.994Z	153.702° SSE

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COURIER 1B, 58

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T09:57:03.873Z)

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Orbital elements

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

COURIER 1B Visibility forecast

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