Latitude
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NIGERIASAT-2
NORAD 37789 · COSPAR 2011-044B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #81051 @ 637 x 681 km x 97.898 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-30 21:12 UTC · 17.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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NIGERIASAT-2
1 37789U 11044B 26303.88352334 -.00000101 00000-0 -84826-5 0 09991
2 37789 97.8980 276.6762 0031162 49.9129 33.3177 14.70609946810515
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37789U 11044B 26303.88352334 -.00000101 00000-0 -84826-5 0 09991
2 37789 97.8980 276.6762 0031162 49.9129 33.3177 14.70609946810515
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 17th 2011
Spacecraft age
15 years, 2 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
97.898°
Period
97.92 min
Perigee
637 km
Apogee
681 km
Eccentricity
0.0031162
RAAN
276.6762°
Arg of Perigee
49.9129°
Mean Motion
14.70609946 rev/d