NIGERIASAT 1, 27941
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 is a payload satellite owned by NASRDA (NG) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
NG / NIGRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
80 kg wet, 80 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C 25256.76818003 .00001443 00000-0 15642-3 0 9998
2 27941 98.0069 80.1454 0044358 117.4252 243.1487 14.89122132182671Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T18:26:10.754Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
170.60379°
Altitude
617.802 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 20m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:39:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
628.654 km
Perigee altitude
566.767 km
Semi-major axis
6,975.848 km
Eccentricity
0.00444
Inclination
98.0069°
RAAN
80.1454°
Arg. of periapsis
117.4252°
True anomaly
242.69634°
Mean anomaly
243.1487°
Eccentric anomaly
242.9224°
Mean motion
3.72518 °/min
Orbital period
96.64 mins
BSTAR
0.00015642
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.NIGERIASAT 1 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-09-14 12:17:17.323Z | 165.421° S | 2025-09-14 12:21:17.323Z | 144.528° SSE | 44.905° | 2025-09-14 12:25:17.323Z | 347.807° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-15 01:39:17.323Z | 348.678° N | 2025-09-15 01:41:17.323Z | 300.981° NW | 34.14° | 2025-09-15 01:45:17.323Z | 216.296° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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