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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

12 hours ago

Origin

National Space Research Development Agency, Nigeria (NG / NIG)

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 12 hours ago

0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C   25187.48364030  .00000906  00000-0  10136-3 0  9992
2 27941  98.0042  10.1032 0043057 347.4965  12.5180 14.88879020172365

Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T11:36:26.521Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-88.71398°

Altitude

575.13 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 40m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.2825°

Longitude

96.28788°

Altitude

634.13 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 16m 08s

Apparent Declination

-15° 30' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:34:36

Azimuth

114.447° SE

Elevation

4.391°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

628.51 km

Perigee altitude

568.431 km

Semi-major axis

6,976.607 km

Eccentricity

0.00431

Inclination

98.0042°

RAAN

10.1032°

Arg. of periapsis

347.4965°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

12.518°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.72458 °/min

Orbital period

96.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00010136

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NIGERIASAT 1 Visibility forecast

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-07 01:04:16.887Z	13.218° NNE	2025-07-07 01:08:16.887Z	175.54° S	44.816°	2025-07-07 01:12:16.887Z	193.153° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-07 11:56:16.887Z	147.649° SSE	2025-07-07 11:59:16.887Z	57.264° ENE	39.72°	2025-07-07 12:02:16.887Z	358.367° N

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