Nigeriasat 1

Nigeria

Spacecraft n°:

Nigerian spacecraft n°: 1

Launch data:

Designation	27941 / 03042C
Launch date	27 Sep 2003 - 06:11:44 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-132/1
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M (11K65M - S/N: 103)
Mission	Government: Earth observation (Remote sensing)
Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	676 x 694 km
Eccentricity	1,28E-03
Inclination	98.2°
Period	98.45 min

Disaster monitoring satellite,launched for the National Space Research and Development Agency in Nigeria
Part of the DMC program

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)
Platform	Microsat-100
Operator	National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Mass at launch	98 kg
Mass in orbit	95 kg
Dimension	0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 m
Solar array	Solar cells, batteries
Stabilization	6m gravity gradient boom + momentum wheel
Equipment	32-meter resolution imager in 3 spectral bands
Propulsion
DC power	240 W
Design lifetime	5 yrs

End of live:

Out of service:	July 2012
Cause:

Has a 100 mN resistojet thruster for small orbit corrections. 1-gigabyte solid-state data recorder.
Use IP as the primary communication protocol and implements the CCSDS File Delivery Protocol over the IP link (8 Mbps).

Ref: #3(SD375,377), #7, #14, #226 - update: 15.10.12