Latitude
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NIGERIASAT-X
NORAD 37790 · COSPAR 2011-044C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #80925 @ 682 x 698 km x 97.8718 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 21:15 UTC · 8.9 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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NIGERIASAT-X
1 37790U 11044C 26298.88586332 .00000203 00000-0 50361-4 0 09990
2 37790 97.8718 276.5204 0010910 285.0555 74.9439 14.60942737809258
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37790U 11044C 26298.88586332 .00000203 00000-0 50361-4 0 09990
2 37790 97.8718 276.5204 0010910 285.0555 74.9439 14.60942737809258
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/Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Dombarovsky Air Base
Launch vehicle
Dnepr
Contractor
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Launch mass
100 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.8718°
Period
98.57 min
Perigee
682 km
Apogee
698 km
Eccentricity
0.001091
RAAN
276.5204°
Arg of Perigee
285.0555°
Mean Motion
14.60942737 rev/d