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NIGERIASAT-2
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
August 17, 2011 at 07:12 AM UTC
Launch site
DLS
Launched by
Dnepr 1 →
Operator
ISC Kosmotras
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
681 km
Periapsis
638 km
Inclination
97.88°
Orbital period
97.93 min
Spacecraft
Operator
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Manufacturer
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Users
Government
Launch mass
300 kg
Design lifetime
7 years
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