Latitude
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NIGERIASAT-X
NORAD 37790 · COSPAR 2011-044C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #81225 @ 682 x 698 km x 97.8745 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-15 10:23 UTC · 12.3 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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NIGERIASAT-X
1 37790U 11044C 26319.43278097 .00000387 00000-0 87839-4 0 09994
2 37790 97.8745 296.0651 0011419 212.9221 147.1270 14.60956748812252
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37790U 11044C 26319.43278097 .00000387 00000-0 87839-4 0 09994
2 37790 97.8745 296.0651 0011419 212.9221 147.1270 14.60956748812252
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
97.8745°
Period
98.57 min
Perigee
682 km
Apogee
698 km
Eccentricity
0.0011419
RAAN
296.0651°
Arg of Perigee
212.9221°
Mean Motion
14.60956748 rev/d