Monday, November 15, 1993

Nova 3

 1984-110A


Nova 3 (NNS 30500) was launched in Oct 1984. Its mass was 120 kg (or 166 kg).

Mass 173 kg (MOR). Mass at St 4 burnout 210 kg; St 4 ignition 486 kg. Conclude St 4 is mass 313 full 37 empty.

1.1m high 0.52m dia cyl bus with 4 panels and 79.2m gravity boom. Despin via magnets?


Nova 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1984 Oct 12  0143:34 Launch by Scout  V SLC5 
  T+1:23 St 1 burnout 
 0145:02 T+1:28 St 1 sep 
 0145:09 T+1:35 St 2 burn  -6302 x 63 x 76.9 
 0145:40 T+2:06 St 2 burnout 
 0146:10 T+2:36 St 2 sep  -5831 x 166 x 86.3 
 0146:14 T+2:40 Fairing sep-5831 x 166 x 86.3 
 0146:16 T+2:42 St 3 burn 
 0147:04 T+3:30 St 3 burnout  -4040 x 339 x 89.1 
  T+7:30 St 1 impact 
 0151:35 T+8:01 St 3 sep 
 0151:40  T+8:06 St 4 burn, 33s  -4040 x 335 x 89.1 (MOR) 
 0152:13 T+8:39 St 4 burnout  334 x 1007 x 90.0 (MOR) 
 0155? St 4 sep 
  T+11:16 St 2 impact 121.3W 24.2N 
  T+19:02 St 3 impact at 123.0W 1.63S 
1984 Oct 13   Activate DISCOS  323 x 1053  
  Orbit raise  357 x 1064 
1984 Oct 15    102.21 648 x 1076 x 89.8  
1984 Oct 16    104.32 818 x 1104 x 89.8 
1984 Oct 17    1023 x 1157 x 89.9 
1984 Oct 19    1160 x 1200 x 90.0 
1984 Nov 10  0400  Op frequency on 
1993 Nov 8  0237  Retired from service 

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