United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nova 1
Launched
May 15, 1981
Summary
Nova 1 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 15, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 768th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,437th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30480-37, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 941 km orbit inclined 90.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 768th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,437th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30480-37 · NORAD 12458 · 1981-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOVA 1
- Object ID
- 1981-044A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-15 07:09:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75868542 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0415208
- Inclination
- 90.153°
- Ascending node
- 25.0153°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.634°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.2126°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- NNS 30480-37 · NORAD 12458 · in orbit
Scout S192C Stage 4 · re-entered April 17, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Improved Transit navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
55th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 487th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
562 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nova 1 launch?
Nova 1 launched on May 15, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nova 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nova 1?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Nova 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nova 1 reach?
NNS 30480-37, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 941 km orbit inclined 90.2°.
How many satellites did Nova 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).