Key statistics
Satellite NOVA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13695
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOVA 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOVA 2
International designator: 1988-052A
Object number (NORAD): 19223
Object ID (CCSDS): 19223
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 108.849 minutes
Inclination: 89.9872 deg
SMA: 7551.664 km
Apoapsis: 1196.658 km
Periapsis: 1150.4 km
RAAN: 78.273 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00306276
Argument of periapsis: 18.0831 deg
Mean anomaly: 41.2587 deg
Mean motion: 13.22935808 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000094 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020194066 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOVA 2
TLE line 1: 1 19223U 88052A 25346.30757041 .00000094 00000-0 20194-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 19223 89.9872 78.2730 0030628 18.0831 41.2587 13.22935808809420
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOVA 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOVA 2.
Associated space launch
Improved Transit navigation satellite
NOVA 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | Nova 2’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 16, 1988, 6:54 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | Nova 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 16, 1988, 6:54 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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