NIGCOMSAT 1

Track NIGCOMSAT 1 now!
NIGCOMSAT 1 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 31395

Int'l Code: 2007-018A

Perigee: 35,759.7 km

Apogee: 35,831.1 km

Inclination: 10.2 °

Period: 1,436.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42166 km

RCS: 7.9433 m² (large)

Launch date: May 13, 2007
Source: Nigeria (NIG)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or NIGCOMSAT-1, a super hybrid geo-stationary satellite will provide communications services for Africa, parts of the Middle East and southern Europe. China launched this communications satellite for Nigeria, a first for an African country and the first time China has provided both the satellite and the launch service.

1 31395U 07018A   23267.35591186 -.00000355  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 31395  10.2256  40.0377 0008466  96.3608 102.7370  1.00266023 60068

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC