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NIGERIASAT 2 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 37789
Int'l Code: 2011-044B
Perigee: 685.0 km
Apogee: 702.1 km
Inclination: 97.9 °
Period: 98.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 7064 km
RCS: 0.5349 m2 (medium)
Launch date: August 17, 2011
Source: Nigeria (NIG)
Launch site: Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

NigeriaSat 2, which weighed approximately 600 pounds (272 kg) at launch, will provide high resolution maps of Nigerian territory, monitor Nigerian crops to ensure the security of the nation's food supply. The craft's imager will snap photos with a resolution of 8.2 feet (2.5 m), sharp enough to spot roads, homes, fields and keep track of floods, droughts, earthquakes and other natural disasters. Imagery from NigeriaSat 2 will also contribute to urban planning in Nigeria, Africa's most populated country. The spacecraft is designed to operate for seven years in orbit.
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE): 
1 37789U 11044B   20192.76666826 -.00000006  00000-0  77067-5 0  9994
2 37789  97.8932 239.6717 0012102 107.6720 252.5797 14.62110927474610
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC