NigeriaSat 1

Nigerian Earth observing satellite. NigeriaSat 1 was launched on September 27, 2003 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-042CNORAD 27941Nigeria

Identity

Name in GCAT: NigeriaSat-1
Common name: NigeriaSat 1
Payload designation: DMC NigeriaSat-1
International designator: 2003-042C
NORAD catalog number: 27941
GCAT identifier: S27941
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.411

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: DMC
Owner: NASRDA
Country: Nigeria
Builder: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Platform (bus): SSTL-100

Launch

Date: September 27, 2003 · 06:11 UTC
Launch record: 2003-042Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 676 km
Apogee: 694 km
Inclination: 98.20°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: September 2011
End of operations: June 2011

Size

Mass: 80 kg
Dry mass: 80 kg
Length: 0.6 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 6.6 m

Launched together

UK-DMCOptical imaging · BNSC BILSAT-1Optical imaging · TUBITAK-BILTEN LaretsCalibration · NII KP STSat-1Astronomy · KAIST

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96757068 (CC0).