Courier 1B
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| Periods | 1. 8 hours |
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| Inclination | 28. 33° |
| Launch date | October 4, 1960 |
| Perigee altitude | 938 kilometres (583 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,237 kilometres (769 mi) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2102549 |
About Courier 1B
Courier 1B, the world's first active repeater communications satellite, was successfully launched October 4, 1960 at 1:50 PM 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.
