NIGCOMSAT 1 [NASRDA]
Official name NIGCOMSAT 1R
Alternative name NigComSat 1R
Cospar ID 2011-077A
Norad ID 38014
Launch date 2011-12-19
Launch site XSC
Launch vehicle CZ-3B/G2
Country/Organization Nigeria
Type application Communication
Operator NigComSat LTD
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.12
Inclination (deg) 0.08
Perigee (km) 35784
Apogee (km) 35790
Eccentricity 8.38293234973594E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00270172408991
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 90.6523
Arg of perigee (deg) 329.7103
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 5086
Height (m) 5
Width (m) 2.5
Depth (m) 2.5
Span (m^2) 30
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors CAST
Equipment 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band, 2 L-band transponders
Configuration DFH-4 bus
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Nigeria reportedly signed in December 2004 a contract with CGWIC for the design, manufacture and launch of the NIGCOMSAT 1 (Nigerian Communication Satellite). It was based on the chinese DFH-4 Bus and featured 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders.

The satellite was successfully launched on 13.05.2007 on a CZ-3B/G2 booster.

In April 2008, NIGCOMSAT 1 lost power from the southern solar array. The satellite failed in November 2008 due to a technical error of the satellite's northern solar array and was sent to a graveyard orbit as it became apparent, that the satellite could not be recovered.

In March 2009 Nigeria signed a contract for the free delivery and launch of a replacement satellite called NIGCOMSAT 1R. It was launched in 2011.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NIGCOMSAT 1 2007-018A 2007-05-13 XSC CZ-3B/G2
NIGCOMSAT 1R 2011-077A 2011-12-19 XSC CZ-3B/G2