Courier 1B
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Courier 1B, is the world's first active repeater communications satellite, Courier 1B was successfully launched on October 4, 1960 at 17:45:00 GMT from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first Courier satellite in Project Courier, Courier 1A, was lost 2.5 minutes after lift-off on August 18, 1960.
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![]() Courier 1 satellite | |
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | US Army / ARPA |
Harvard designation | 1960 NU 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1960-013A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 00058 |
Mission duration | 17 days (achieved) 63 years, 9 months and 7 days (in orbit) |
Orbits completed | 1000 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Western Development Labs, division of Philco |
Launch mass | 225 kg [1] |
Power | 60 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 October 1960, 17:45:00 GMT |
Rocket | Thor-Able-Star |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-17B |
Contractor | Douglas / Aerojet |
End of mission | |
Last contact | 21 October 1960 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 938 km |
Apogee altitude | 1237 km |
Inclination | 28.33° |
Period | 106.8 minutes |
Epoch | 4 October 1960 |
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