Payload
NIGERIASAT-2
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 37789
NIGERIASAT-2 is a National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) payload satellite, launched on August 17, 2011 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- August 17, 2011 at 07:12 AM UTC
- Launch site
- DLS
- Launched by
- Dnepr 1 →
- Operator
- ISC Kosmotras
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 681 km
- Periapsis
- 638 km
- Inclination
- 97.88°
- Orbital period
- 97.93 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
- Manufacturer
- Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 269 kg
- Design lifetime
- 7 years
- Dimensions
- Ø1 × 2 m
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-044B
- NORAD catalog №
- 37789
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Nigeria- Radar cross-section
- 0.4991 m²
- Status
- Operational