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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          26044.36608588 +.00000000 +00000-0 +27027-4 0 00008
2 00058  28.3294  48.0182 0164765 262.4806  95.6993 13.46424363    00
Epoch (UTC): 13 February 2026 08:47:09
Eccentricity: 0.0164765
inclination: 28.3294°
perigee height: 962 km
apogee height: 1208 km
right ascension of ascending node: 48.0182°
argument of perigee: 262.4806°
revolutions per day: 13.46424363
mean anomaly at epoch: 95.6993°

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

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