Launch · COSPAR 1981-044 · 15 May 1981

NOVA 1

Name: Launch 1981-044 — NOVA 1
Start: 1981-05-15
Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 3

Payload Payload · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
NOVA 1	12458	1981-044A	Unknown	LEO	1,160 / 1,184 km	89.84°	on orbit	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SCOUT G-1 R/B	12460	1981-044B	Decayed	LEO	147 / 172 km	90.09°	17 Apr 1982	—

Debris Debris · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SCOUT G-1 DEB	12944	1981-044C	Decayed	LEO	211 / 273 km	89.88°	08 Dec 1981	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-044; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.