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    NOVA 1
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 14 May 1981 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Category | Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS) | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 12458 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1981-044A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 89.848° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00131 | 
| RA ascending node | 6.134 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 218.436° | 
| Mean anomaly | 208.968° | 
| Orbital period | 108.821 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 07:56 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1169.5 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1179.4 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1189.3 km | 
Orbital History
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