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
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ANNA 1B
1 446U 62060A 26046.32336951 -.00000108 00000-0 36234-4 0 9990
2 446 50.1420 75.6626 0070084 13.7878 73.0572 13.35358840 87428Epoch: 2026-02-15T07:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T07:45:39.125Z)
Latitude
50.22701°
Longitude
-99.80602°
Altitude
1,117.289 km
Speed
7.307 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 47m 45s
True Declination
50° 03' 57"
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
19:50:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,179.905 km
Perigee altitude
1,074.703 km
Semi-major axis
7,505.441 km
Eccentricity
0.00701
Inclination
50.142°
RAAN
75.6626°
Arg. of periapsis
13.7878°
True anomaly
73.82739°
Mean anomaly
73.0572°
Eccentric anomaly
73.4421°
Mean motion
3.33794 °/min
Orbital period
107.85 mins
BSTAR
0.000036234
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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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| 10 mins | 2026-02-16 03:12:19.493Z | 180.931° SSW | 2026-02-16 03:17:19.493Z | 131.917° SE | 24.263° | 2026-02-16 03:22:19.493Z | 79.188° E |
| 12 mins | 2026-02-16 05:04:19.493Z | 237.647° WSW | 2026-02-16 05:10:19.493Z | 11.749° NNE | 44.713° | 2026-02-16 05:16:19.493Z | 54.91° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2026-02-16 06:59:19.493Z | 288.31° WNW | 2026-02-16 07:04:19.493Z | 356.52° N | 32.721° | 2026-02-16 07:10:19.493Z | 55.863° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2026-02-16 08:53:19.493Z | 309.717° NW | 2026-02-16 08:58:19.493Z | 9.906° NNE | 32.855° | 2026-02-16 09:04:19.493Z | 77.106° E |
| 13 mins | 2026-02-16 10:46:19.493Z | 305.763° NW | 2026-02-16 10:52:19.493Z | 32.45° NE | 44.714° | 2026-02-16 10:59:19.493Z | 121.346° SE |
| 10 mins | 2026-02-16 12:40:19.493Z | 280.151° WNW | 2026-02-16 12:45:19.493Z | 225.661° WSW | 26.417° | 2026-02-16 12:50:19.493Z | 177.435° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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