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Courier 1B - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 00058U          26140.67933634 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32997-4 0 00004
2 00058  28.3284 279.3145 0164932 340.0129  19.4015 13.46429455    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 16:18:14
Eccentricity: 0.0164932
inclination: 28.3284°
perigee height: 962 km
apogee height: 1209 km
right ascension of ascending node: 279.3145°
argument of perigee: 340.0129°
revolutions per day: 13.46429455
mean anomaly at epoch: 19.4015°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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