United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nova 2
Launched
June 16, 1988
Summary
Nova 2 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 16, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 859th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,306th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Scout G-1 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30490-39, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 320 × 953 km orbit inclined 90.1°. 5 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
- 10th Scout G-1 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 859th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,306th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30490-39 · NORAD 19223 · 1988-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOVA 2
- Object ID
- 1988-052A
- Epoch
- 1988-06-17 03:21:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.79977713 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0451959
- Inclination
- 90.1368°
- Ascending node
- 67.7702°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.0022°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.5019°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.0010523
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- NNS 30490-39 · NORAD 19223 · in orbit
Scout S213C Stage 4 · re-entered March 8, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Improved Transit navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
62nd launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 535th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nova 2 launch?
Nova 2 launched on June 16, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nova 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nova 2?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Nova 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nova 2 reach?
NNS 30490-39, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 320 × 953 km orbit inclined 90.1°.
How many satellites did Nova 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).