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
Spacecraft
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, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ANNA 1B
1 446U 62060A 26316.36260492 -.00000100 00000-0 51527-4 0 9994
2 446 50.1395 179.5812 0070395 95.1963 75.0442 13.35368841123504Epoch: 2026-11-12T08:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T08:42:09.065Z)
Latitude
6.85187°
Longitude
171.81766°
Altitude
1,113.19 km
Speed
7.304 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 35m 24s
True Declination
6° 48' 47"
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
18:29:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,180.101 km
Perigee altitude
1,074.433 km
Semi-major axis
7,505.404 km
Eccentricity
0.00704
Inclination
50.1395°
RAAN
179.5812°
Arg. of periapsis
95.1963°
True anomaly
75.82529°
Mean anomaly
75.0442°
Eccentric anomaly
75.43457°
Mean motion
3.33797 °/min
Orbital period
107.85 mins
BSTAR
0.000051527
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 1962 (1962-10-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ANNA 1B Visibility forecast
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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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| 12 mins | 2026-11-12 22:38:49.807Z | 307.019° NW | 2026-11-12 22:44:49.807Z | 11.693° NNE | 43.447° | 2026-11-12 22:50:49.807Z | 84.983° E |
| 12 mins | 2026-11-13 00:32:49.807Z | 302.203° NW | 2026-11-13 00:38:49.807Z | 194.032° SSW | 78.526° | 2026-11-13 00:44:49.807Z | 132.859° SE |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-13 02:27:49.807Z | 265.311° W | 2026-11-13 02:30:49.807Z | 234.821° WSW | 19.914° | 2026-11-13 02:34:49.807Z | 196.312° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-11-13 16:19:49.807Z | 175.755° S | 2026-11-13 16:23:49.807Z | 130.677° SE | 29.199° | 2026-11-13 16:28:49.807Z | 77.554° E |
| 12 mins | 2026-11-13 18:10:49.807Z | 240.161° WSW | 2026-11-13 18:16:49.807Z | 4.853° NNE | 78.197° | 2026-11-13 18:22:49.807Z | 54.306° ENE |
| 12 mins | 2026-11-13 20:04:49.807Z | 284.728° WNW | 2026-11-13 20:10:49.807Z | 357.998° N | 38.556° | 2026-11-13 20:16:49.807Z | 56.608° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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