United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nova 3
Launched
October 12, 1984
Summary
Nova 3 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 12, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 826th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,885th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30500-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 1,070 km orbit inclined 89.8°. 4 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
- 3rd Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 826th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,885th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30500-33 · NORAD 15362 · 1984-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOVA 3
- Object ID
- 1984-110A
- Epoch
- 1984-10-12 02:45:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81872552 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0628051
- Inclination
- 89.7906°
- Ascending node
- 107.0661°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.9476°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.983°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- NNS 30500-33 · NORAD 15362 · in orbit
Scout S208C Stage 4 · re-entered July 26, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Improved Transit navigation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 516th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
472 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nova 3 launch?
Nova 3 launched on October 12, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nova 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nova 3?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Nova 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nova 3 reach?
NNS 30500-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 1,070 km orbit inclined 89.8°.
How many satellites did Nova 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).