ANNA 1B, 446
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ANNA 1B, 446 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 Oct 1962 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Geodetic
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 1, Unknown motor
Mass
157 kg wet, 157 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.977 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 ANNA 1B
1 00446U 62060A 25261.03365962 -.00000111 00000-0 28277-4 0 9992
2 00446 50.1407 258.8898 0070209 287.6681 108.6365 13.35351383 67341Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:48:28.191Z)
Latitude
27.63933°
Longitude
-84.64402°
Altitude
1,144.833 km
Speed
7.276 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 58m 41s
True Declination
27° 30' 20"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:46:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,180.027 km
Perigee altitude
1,074.637 km
Semi-major axis
7,505.469 km
Eccentricity
0.00702
Inclination
50.1407°
RAAN
258.8898°
Arg. of periapsis
287.6681°
True anomaly
109.3967°
Mean anomaly
108.6365°
Eccentric anomaly
109.01681°
Mean motion
3.33792 °/min
Orbital period
107.85 mins
BSTAR
0.000028277
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 1962 (1962-10-31 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 13 mins | 2025-09-19 01:53:56.768Z | 203.91° SW | 2025-09-19 01:59:56.768Z | 143.28° SSE | 36.083° | 2025-09-19 02:06:56.768Z | 64.661° ENE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-19 03:47:56.768Z | 257.449° W | 2025-09-19 03:52:56.768Z | 316.097° NNW | 40.964° | 2025-09-19 03:59:56.768Z | 52.334° ENE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-19 05:41:56.768Z | 293.772° NW | 2025-09-19 05:47:56.768Z | 359.889° N | 31.763° | 2025-09-19 05:53:56.768Z | 60.766° ENE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-19 07:36:56.768Z | 311.545° NW | 2025-09-19 07:41:56.768Z | 10.922° NNE | 37.266° | 2025-09-19 07:48:56.768Z | 92.915° ESE |
| 13 mins | 2025-09-19 09:29:56.768Z | 299.251° NW | 2025-09-19 09:35:56.768Z | 215.116° SW | 42.978° | 2025-09-19 09:42:56.768Z | 139.559° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 11:24:56.768Z | 263.886° W | 2025-09-19 11:27:56.768Z | 237.208° WSW | 16.283° | 2025-09-19 11:31:56.768Z | 202.826° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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