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NIGERIASAT 1, 27941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 is a payload satellite owned by NASRDA (NG) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
27941, 2003-042C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
80 kg wet, 80 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2003-09-27 (22 years ago)
Launch vehicle
KOSMOS 11K65M
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C   25189.09656845  .00000836  00000-0  94020-4 0  9996
2 27941  98.0042  11.7330 0042936 342.1912  17.7797 14.88882132172675
Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:19:03.514Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
50.67191°
Altitude
575.927 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 46m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
34.12296°
Longitude
-123.65883°
Altitude
634.808 km
Speed
7.528 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 47m 53s
Apparent Declination
-1° 05' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:54:06
Azimuth
303.278° NW
Elevation
-34.673°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
628.415 km
Perigee altitude
568.506 km
Semi-major axis
6,976.598 km
Eccentricity
0.00429
Inclination
98.0042°
RAAN
11.733°
Arg. of periapsis
342.1912°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
17.7797°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.72458 °/min
Orbital period
96.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00009402
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8 mins2025-07-08 12:06:29.356Z162.05° S2025-07-08 12:10:29.356Z84.31° E44.498°2025-07-08 12:14:29.356Z349.99° N
6 mins2025-07-09 01:28:29.356Z354.022° N2025-07-09 01:31:29.356Z268.352° W37.1°2025-07-09 01:34:29.356Z215.093° SW
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