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NigComSat 1R
38014. NigComSat 1R was launched on December 19, 2011 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Nigcomsat 1R
- Common name
- NigComSat 1R
- International designator
- 2011-077A
- NORAD catalog number
- 38014
- GCAT identifier
- S38014
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/649
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- NigCom
- Owner
- Nigcomsat
- Country
- Nigeria
- Builder
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
- Platform (bus)
- DFH-4
Launch
- Date
- December 19, 2011 · 16:41 UTC
- Launch record
- 2011-077Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Spaceport
- Xichang · pad LC2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,786 km
- Apogee
- 35,787 km
- Inclination
- 0.27°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 8, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,086 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14083897 (CC0).