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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          26087.96278113 +.00000000 +00000-0 +37235-4 0 00000
2 00058  28.3272 186.8043 0164881 263.5307  94.6440 13.46427187    03
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 23:06:24
Eccentricity: 0.0164881
inclination: 28.3272°
perigee height: 962 km
apogee height: 1208 km
right ascension of ascending node: 186.8043°
argument of perigee: 263.5307°
revolutions per day: 13.46427187
mean anomaly at epoch: 94.6440°

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

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