Key statistics
Satellite NOVA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13480
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: 108.851 minutes
Inclination: 89.9848 deg
SMA: 7551.763 km
Apoapsis: 1195.2 km
Periapsis: 1152.056 km
RAAN: 78.6221 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028566
Argument of periapsis: 241.4599 deg
Mean anomaly: 172.5607 deg
Mean motion: 13.22909818 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012413 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 8:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOVA 2
TLE line 1: 1 19223U 88052A 25132.86702941 .00000061 00000-0 12413-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 19223 89.9848 78.6221 0028566 241.4599 172.5607 13.22909818781470
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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