NOVA 1
NORAD 12458· COSPAR 1981-044A· Navigation· LEO
Launch
Launched on May 15, 1981 from Space Launch Complex 5, United States of America aboard a Scout G-1.
Scout G-1 | Nova 1 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 23:14 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 15, 1981
Mass
—
Apogee
1,189 km
Perigee
1,164 km
Inclination
89.84°
Period
1.81 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for NOVA 1 across 104 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
1164 × 1189 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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