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
Last TLE update
12 hours 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
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 12 hours ago
0 NIGERIASAT 1
1 27941U 03042C 25128.87709569 .00002188 00000-0 23659-3 0 9998
2 27941 98.0034 310.8932 0043737 176.1642 183.9918 14.88692820163643Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:03:01.067Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
128.19747°
Altitude
635.511 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 43m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.92608°
Longitude
-43.28446°
Altitude
585.367 km
Speed
7.585 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 12m 23s
Apparent Declination
5° 36' 32"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:06:01
Azimuth
319.889° NNW
Elevation
-35.978°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
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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| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 11:41:46.249Z | 144.061° SSE | 2025-05-09 11:45:46.249Z | 53.753° ENE | 35.648° | 2025-05-09 11:48:46.249Z | 2.455° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-10 01:03:46.249Z | 9.974° NNE | 2025-05-10 01:05:46.249Z | 338.222° N | 44.553° | 2025-05-10 01:09:46.249Z | 196.171° SSW |
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