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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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ANNA 1B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 1.22 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.977 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ANNA 1B
1 00446U 62060A 24291.77351257 -.00000076 00000-0 98894-4 0 9999
2 00446 50.1435 30.6693 0070070 12.5944 154.5814 13.35331315 22549Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:33:51.486Z)
| Latitude | 9.53732° |
| Longitude | -102.56995° |
| Altitude | 1,174.075 km |
| Speed | 7.245 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 30m 35s |
| True Declination | 9° 29' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -10.97752° |
| Longitude | 74.15255° |
| Altitude | 1,083.01 km |
| Speed | 7.334 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 59m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | -58° 00' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:50:36 |
| Azimuth | 208.285° SW |
| Elevation | -19.093° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,179.998 km |
| Perigee | 1,074.816 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,505.544 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.007007 |
| Inclination | 50.1435° |
| RAAN | 30.6693° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 12.5944° |
| True anomaly | 154.92334° |
| Mean anomaly | 154.5814° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 154.75264° |
| Mean motion | 3.33787 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000098894 |
| Period | 107.85 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 1962 (1962-10-31 UTC)
| ANNA 1B, 446 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 447 |
ANNA 1B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 08:13:50.990Z | 178.411° S | 2024-10-18 08:18:50.990Z | 123.927° SE | 24.819° | 2024-10-18 08:23:50.990Z | 75.545° E |
| 12 mins | 2024-10-18 10:05:50.990Z | 239.122° WSW | 2024-10-18 10:10:50.990Z | 297.975° NW | 44.708° | 2024-10-18 10:17:50.990Z | 55.04° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-18 11:59:50.990Z | 286.347° WNW | 2024-10-18 12:04:50.990Z | 347.578° N | 32.771° | 2024-10-18 12:10:50.990Z | 54.262° ENE |
| 12 mins | 2024-10-18 13:53:50.990Z | 307.627° NW | 2024-10-18 13:59:50.990Z | 20.748° NNE | 32.86° | 2024-10-18 14:05:50.990Z | 79.802° E |
| 12 mins | 2024-10-18 15:47:50.990Z | 305.928° NW | 2024-10-18 15:52:50.990Z | 338.106° N | 44.404° | 2024-10-18 15:59:50.990Z | 122.002° SE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 17:41:50.990Z | 276.017° WNW | 2024-10-18 17:45:50.990Z | 232.142° WSW | 25.954° | 2024-10-18 17:51:50.990Z | 175.58° S |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-19 07:35:50.990Z | 156.542° SSE | 2024-10-19 07:38:50.990Z | 125.1° SE | 19.2° | 2024-10-19 07:42:50.990Z | 86.43° E |