NOVA 1, 12458
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NOVA 1, 12458 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 May 1981 UTC via an SCOUT G-1 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NOVA, Unknown motor
Mass
165 kg wet, 138 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 NOVA 1
1 12458U 81044A 26190.14183146 .00000039 00000-0 71292-4 0 9990
2 12458 89.8471 88.3167 0012382 247.9649 271.2471 13.23302813179422Epoch: 2026-07-09T03:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-09T03:24:14.238Z)
Latitude
20.93555°
Longitude
-69.88883°
Altitude
1,174.538 km
Speed
7.268 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 53m 02s
True Declination
20° 49' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:44:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,178.565 km
Perigee altitude
1,159.875 km
Semi-major axis
7,547.357 km
Eccentricity
0.00124
Inclination
89.8471°
RAAN
88.3167°
Arg. of periapsis
247.9649°
True anomaly
271.10524°
Mean anomaly
271.2471°
Eccentric anomaly
271.17617°
Mean motion
3.31017 °/min
Orbital period
108.76 mins
BSTAR
0.000071292
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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 1981 (1981-05-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.NOVA 1 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 10 mins | 2026-07-09 19:03:32.774Z | 234.517° WSW | 2026-07-09 19:08:32.774Z | 282.45° WNW | 21.095° | 2026-07-09 19:13:32.774Z | 328.894° NNW |
| 11 mins | 2026-07-10 04:37:32.774Z | 24.93° NE | 2026-07-10 04:42:32.774Z | 80.35° E | 30.11° | 2026-07-10 04:48:32.774Z | 145.53° SSE |
| 11 mins | 2026-07-10 06:26:32.774Z | 339.926° N | 2026-07-10 06:31:32.774Z | 277.454° WNW | 32.562° | 2026-07-10 06:37:32.774Z | 216.441° SW |
| 12 mins | 2026-07-10 16:49:32.774Z | 144.271° SSE | 2026-07-10 16:54:32.774Z | 88.752° E | 34.714° | 2026-07-10 17:01:32.774Z | 11.195° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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