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(36.8333°N, 80.3417°W)
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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          26040.28825105 +.00000000 +00000-0 +17655-4 0 00007
2 00058  28.3286  68.7089 0164749 228.7072 129.9182 13.46424141    03
Epoch (UTC): 09 February 2026 06:55:04
Eccentricity: 0.0164749
inclination: 28.3286°
perigee height: 962 km
apogee height: 1208 km
right ascension of ascending node: 68.7089°
argument of perigee: 228.7072°
revolutions per day: 13.46424141
mean anomaly at epoch: 129.9182°

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

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