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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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27941 intel report (Beta)
NIGERIASAT 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 8 hours ago
0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C 24346.88117966 .00002980 00000-0 32963-3 0 9992
2 27941 97.9932 161.5801 0043537 304.0326 55.6758 14.87482505141631Epoch: 2024-12-11T21:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T21:08:53.922Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | 123.28593° |
| Altitude | 591.775 km |
| Speed | 7.573 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 46m 19s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 73.09303° |
| Longitude | 96.28558° |
| Altitude | 638.667 km |
| Speed | 7.534 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 21m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | 28° 39' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 03:58:34 |
| Azimuth | 22.325° NNE |
| Elevation | -17.777° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 633.233 km |
| Perigee altitude | 572.446 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,980.977 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0043537 |
| Inclination | 97.9932° |
| RAAN | 161.5801° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 304.0326° |
| True anomaly | 56.08908° |
| Mean anomaly | 55.6758° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 55.88232° |
| Mean motion | 3.72108 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00032963 |
| Orbital period | 96.75 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
| MOZHAYETS 4, 27939 |
| RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 |
| NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 |
| UK-DMC, 27942 |
| BILSAT 1, 27943 |
| LARETS, 27944 |
| KAISTSAT 4, 27945 |
NIGERIASAT 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2024-12-12 11:47:23.155Z | 162.7° S | 2024-12-12 11:51:23.155Z | 116.995° SE | 44.416° | 2024-12-12 11:55:23.155Z | 349.713° N |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-13 01:10:23.155Z | 352.664° N | 2024-12-13 01:13:23.155Z | 269.192° W | 36.303° | 2024-12-13 01:16:23.155Z | 216.491° SW |
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