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NIGERIASAT-2

NORAD 37789 · Payload · In orbit since 2011

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Launched
2011-08-17 · Dombarovsky, Russia
Country / operator
NIG (Other / intl)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Optical imaging
Mass
269 kg
Size
2 × 1 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
638 × 681 km
Inclination
97.9°
Period
97.8 min
Eccentricity
0.0031
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.