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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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27941 intel report (Beta)
NIGERIASAT 1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
Origin | |
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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C 25037.57932240 .00004230 00000-0 45867-3 0 9993
2 27941 97.9971 218.7270 0045096 116.5068 244.0782 14.87990845150137
Epoch: 2025-02-06T13:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-06T13:54:13.455Z)
Latitude | -0.0001° |
Longitude | -126.78293° |
Altitude | 621.126 km |
Speed | 7.541 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 34m 54s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -25.99127° |
Longitude | -121.79685° |
Altitude | 637.671 km |
Speed | 7.525 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 11h 31m 50s |
Apparent Declination | -58° 40' 27" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 17:48:03 |
Azimuth | 219.39° SW |
Elevation | -35.192° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 632.723 km |
Perigee altitude | 569.774 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,979.385 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0045096 |
Inclination | 97.9971° |
RAAN | 218.727° |
Arg. of periapsis | 116.5068° |
True anomaly | 243.61458° |
Mean anomaly | 244.0782° |
Eccentric anomaly | 243.84627° |
Mean motion | 3.72235 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00045867 |
Orbital period | 96.71 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
MOZHAYETS 4, 27939 |
RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 |
NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 |
UK-DMC, 27942 |
BILSAT 1, 27943 |
LARETS, 27944 |
KAISTSAT 4, 27945 |
NIGERIASAT 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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6 mins | 2025-02-08 00:22:30.059Z | 35.286° NE | 2025-02-08 00:25:30.059Z | 104.625° ESE | 32.054° | 2025-02-08 00:28:30.059Z | 164.429° S |
6 mins | 2025-02-08 11:14:30.059Z | 119.433° SE | 2025-02-08 11:17:30.059Z | 57.774° ENE | 24.58° | 2025-02-08 11:20:30.059Z | 11.543° NNE |
4 mins | 2025-02-08 12:51:30.059Z | 238.359° WSW | 2025-02-08 12:52:30.059Z | 258.325° W | 20.598° | 2025-02-08 12:55:30.059Z | 311.294° NW |
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