Launch Date
June 16, 1988
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC5
Launch Vehicle
Scout G-1
NORAD ID
19223
International Designator
1988-052A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:26:50 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
89.99°
Right Ascension
77.94°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
169.89°
Period
108.85 min
Mean Motion
13.23 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
NOVA 2
Alternative Name
NNS 30490-39
Type
Status
Owner
NAVAIR
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 19223U 88052A 26184.97697543 .00000088 00000-0 18872-3 0 9996
2 19223 89.9855 77.9439 0030448 169.8946 206.8352 13.22958803836356
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.1
Diameter
0.5
Span
79.2
Dry Mass
150
Launch Mass
170
Shape
Cyl + 4 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.8326
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Nova 2 (O-49)
Purpose
Navigation
Mission
Navigation
Manufacturer
GEEW
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Nova
Configuration
Transit-Bus, Gravity Stabilized
Motor
Pulsed plasma thrusters
Equipment
?
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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