NIGERIASAT-X

NORAD 37790 · COSPAR 2011-044C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #80896 @ 682 x 698 km x 97.8715 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:35 UTC Â· 49.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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NIGERIASAT-X
1 37790U 11044C 26296.89965443 .00000271 00000-0 64321-4 0 09999
2 37790 97.8715 274.6314 0010966 292.0899 67.9138 14.60941783808961

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 17th 2011

Spacecraft age

15 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

Purpose

Earth Observation/Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Dombarovsky Air Base

Launch vehicle

Dnepr

Contractor

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

Launch mass

100 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.8715Â°

Period

98.57 min

Perigee

682 km

Apogee

698 km

Eccentricity

0.0010966

RAAN

274.6314Â°

Arg of Perigee

292.0899Â°

Mean Motion

14.60941783 rev/d