NIGERIASAT-X

NORAD ID: 37790

COSPAR ID: 2011-044C

Country: Nigeria

Active: Yes

Details

Use: Government

Purpose: Earth Observation

Operator: National Space Research and Development Agency

Mass: 100 kg

Description: NIGERIASAT-X is an Earth observation satellite built by Nigerian engineers under a training program with SSTL, providing imagery for disaster monitoring and urban planning.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Apogee: 708 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 691.8 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 97.8°

Eccentricity: 0.001146

Semi major axis: 7070.9 Km

Period: ~98.6 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~7499.5 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~7516.7 m/s

Tour per day: ~15.0

Launch Information

Date: 2011/08/17 07:12:00 (UTC)

Country: Russian Federation

Site: Yasny Cosmodrome

Provider: Kosmotras

Vehicle: Dnepr