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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          26046.14554553 +.00000000 +00000-0 +17887-4 0 00001
2 00058  28.3296  38.9893 0164753 277.2030  80.9812 13.46424370    04
Epoch (UTC): 15 February 2026 03:29:35
Eccentricity: 0.0164753
inclination: 28.3296°
perigee height: 962 km
apogee height: 1208 km
right ascension of ascending node: 38.9893°
argument of perigee: 277.2030°
revolutions per day: 13.46424370
mean anomaly at epoch: 80.9812°

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

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