NIGCOMSAT 1R, 38014
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIGCOMSAT 1R, 38014 is a payload satellite owned by Nigcomsat (NG) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,086 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 NIGCOMSAT 1R
1 38014U 11077A 26256.79953483 .00000135 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 38014 0.0251 133.9225 0002582 198.7976 350.4175 1.00274131 53849Epoch: 2026-09-13T19:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T19:11:19.809Z)
Latitude
0.00219°
Longitude
42.50746°
Altitude
35,774.658 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 32m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 08"
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
16:26:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.895 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.121 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.145 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
0.0251°
RAAN
133.9225°
Arg. of periapsis
198.7976°
True anomaly
350.41257°
Mean anomaly
350.4175°
Eccentric anomaly
350.41504°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2011 (2011-12-19 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.NIGCOMSAT 1R Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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