Satellites

Payload

NOVA 3

activePayloadLEO

NOVA 3 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 12, 1984 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 12, 1984 at 01:43 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout G-1
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Nova 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,196 km
Periapsis
1,150 km
Inclination
90.12°
Orbital period
108.84 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
163.53 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-110A
NORAD catalog №
15362
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.6629 m²
Status
active