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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

27941, 2003-042C

Orbit

SSO

Country

NG / NIG

Related business

National Space Research Development Agency, Nigeria (NG)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SSTL-100, Unknown motor

Mass

80 kg wet, 80 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-09-27 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Arm, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C   26186.00637684  .00001890  00000-0  19743-3 0  9994
2 27941  98.0039  18.0023 0041096 230.0165 129.7441 14.90362699226484

Epoch: 2026-07-05T00:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T00:09:10.958Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

92.69475°

Altitude

618.236 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 12m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:28:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

622.487 km

Perigee altitude

565.183 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.972 km

Eccentricity

0.00411

Inclination

98.0039°

RAAN

18.0023°

Arg. of periapsis

230.0165°

True anomaly

130.10501°

Mean anomaly

129.7441°

Eccentric anomaly

129.92467°

Mean motion

3.72829 °/min

Orbital period

96.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00019743

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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.
6 mins	2026-07-06 00:54:32.360Z	45.38° ENE	2026-07-06 00:57:32.360Z	96.638° ESE	21.623°	2026-07-06 01:00:32.360Z	146.592° SSE
5 mins	2026-07-06 02:30:32.360Z	339.04° N	2026-07-06 02:33:32.360Z	278.638° WNW	23.817°	2026-07-06 02:35:32.360Z	242.783° WSW
4 mins	2026-07-06 11:46:32.360Z	92.252° ESE	2026-07-06 11:48:32.360Z	58.617° ENE	16.832°	2026-07-06 11:50:32.360Z	28.934° NE
6 mins	2026-07-06 13:20:32.360Z	198.403° SSW	2026-07-06 13:23:32.360Z	265.707° W	33.009°	2026-07-06 13:26:32.360Z	326.158° NNW

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NIGERIASAT 1, 27941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T00:09:10.958Z)

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)

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