Courier 1B
| Courier 1B | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Communications satellite |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| Operator: |
 USAF
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 1960-013A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 230 kg |
| Begin: | October 4, 1960, 17:50 UTC |
| Starting place: | Cape Canaveral LC-17B |
| Launcher: | Thor Ablestar |
| Status: | Out of service |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 107.0 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 28.3 ° |
| Apogee height : | 1216 km |
| Perigee height : | 970 km |
Courier 1B was an American communications satellite .
It was the first active (with relay station ) communication satellite ever. It was operated by the US Air Force and launched from Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 17 on October 4, 1960 . The 230 kg satellite was able to record messages from the ground station using the store-and-dump method and transmit them later. After 17 days, the satellite no longer responded to commands. It is assumed that the receiver no longer synchronized correctly.
Web links
Commons : Courier 1B - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Courier in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Courier 1A, 1B, 1C on Gunter's Space Page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Path data according to Courier 1B. n2yo, March 24, 2013, accessed March 25, 2013 .
- ^ Joseph A. Angelo: Satellites. Infobase Publishing, New York 2009, p. 124.