Satellites

Payload

NOVA 2

activePayloadLEO

NOVA 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on June 16, 1988 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 16, 1988 at 06:54 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout G-1
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Nova 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,195 km
Periapsis
1,152 km
Inclination
89.99°
Orbital period
108.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
172.45 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-052A
NORAD catalog №
19223
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.8326 m²
Status
active