Spacecraft information: COURIER 1B

Launch Details
Launched 3 October 1960
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 58
COSPAR ID 1960-013A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.326°
Eccentricity 0.01649
RA ascending node 7.261 hr
Argument perigee 30.623°
Mean anomaly 330.383°
Orbital period 106.950 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Apr 2026, 07:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 969.5 km
Mean Altitude 1092.6 km
Peak Altitude 1215.6 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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