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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
7 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
1.327 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 COURIER 1B
1    58U 60013A   25200.20485581  .00000081  00000-0 -60278-5 0  9993
2    58  28.3297  29.3206 0164915 330.5194  28.6136 13.46412892189698
Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:54:59.541Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
18.32712°
Altitude
976.319 km
Speed
7.418 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 57m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
13.50045°
Longitude
43.09004°
Altitude
1,013.515 km
Speed
7.382 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 25m 45s
Apparent Declination
-27° 13' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:00:16
Azimuth
116.402° SE
Elevation
-11.026°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,212.552 km
Perigee altitude
966.25 km
Semi-major axis
7,467.538 km
Eccentricity
0.01649
Inclination
28.3297°
RAAN
29.3206°
Arg. of periapsis
330.5194°
True anomaly
29.53525°
Mean anomaly
28.6136°
Eccentric anomaly
29.07274°
Mean motion
3.36339 °/min
Orbital period
107.03 mins
BSTAR
-0.0000060278
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