Latitude
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NIGERIASAT-2
NORAD 37789 · COSPAR 2011-044B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #80753 @ 637 x 681 km x 97.8934 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-10 14:46 UTC · 18.1 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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NIGERIASAT-2
1 37789U 11044B 26283.61538855 .00000150 00000-0 32407-4 0 09992
2 37789 97.8934 257.0411 0031210 111.7248 13.2486 14.70594820807534
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37789U 11044B 26283.61538855 .00000150 00000-0 32407-4 0 09992
2 37789 97.8934 257.0411 0031210 111.7248 13.2486 14.70594820807534
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 17th 2011
Spacecraft age
15 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Dombarovsky Air Base
Launch vehicle
Dnepr
Contractor
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Launch mass
300 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.8934°
Period
97.92 min
Perigee
637 km
Apogee
681 km
Eccentricity
0.003121
RAAN
257.0411°
Arg of Perigee
111.7248°
Mean Motion
14.7059482 rev/d