Nova (satellites)

United States Navy satellite navigation system compatible with the Transit system, of which 15 spacecraft together with three satellites of the Transit Improvement Program, had been placed in orbit by the time Nova 1 was launched. Nova was superceded by NAVSTAR-GPS.

spacecraft	launch date	launch vehicle	launch site	orbit	mass (kg)
Nova 1	May 25, 1981	Scout G	Vandenberg	1,163 × 1,183 km × 90.1°
Nova 3	Oct. 11, 1984	Scout G	Vandenberg	1,149 × 1,199 km × 89.9°	165
Nova 2	Jun. 16, 1988	Scout G	Vandenberg	1,150 × 1,198 km ×x 90.0°	174

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• SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES

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