Status
Success
ANNA 1B
Launch Time
Wed Oct 31, 1962 08:08 UTC
Wed Oct 31, 1962 08:08 UTC
Final flight of Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Rocket
Mission Details
ANNA 1B
ANNA 1B was a US Navy geodetic satellite. The mission profile involved ANNA serving as a reference for making precise geodetic surveys, allowing measurement of the force and direction of the gravitational field of the Earth, locating the middle of land masses and establishing surface positions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 161.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1962
68th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Ablestar
11th mission
3rd mission of 1962
7th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission