NigeriaSat-X

Nigerian Earth observation and training satellite. NigeriaSat-X was launched on August 17, 2011 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-044CNORAD 37790Nigeria

Identity

Name in GCAT: NigeriaSat-X
Payload designation: DMC NigeriaSat-X
International designator: 2011-044C
NORAD catalog number: 37790
GCAT identifier: S37790
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/719

Mission

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

Launch

Date: August 17, 2011 · 07:12 UTC
Launch record: 2011-044Success
Rocket: Dnepr
Spaceport: Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 656 km
Apogee: 697 km
Inclination: 98.26°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: October 2022

Size

Mass: 86 kg
Dry mass: 84 kg
Length: 0.6 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 0.6 m

Launched together

EduSATTechnology · ASI NigeriaSat 2Optical imaging · NASRDA RASATOptical imaging · TUBITAK-UZAY AprizeSat 6Communications · SpaceQuest Sich 2Optical imaging · DKAU

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14083898 (CC0).