Carries Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensor
"Cartographic imaging satellite capable of stereoscopic Earth photography, equipped with orbit adjustment engine to maintain height against air drag."
Land survey satellite.
"Can acquire high-resolution data through remote-sensing; can conduct land resources surveys, reduce natural disasters, aid agriculture development and manage water resources. "
"Extremely high-quality satellite images with applications such as mapping, agriculture, town planning, and natural resource, risk and disaster management."
Both government and military.
Study the environment and test new space technologies.
"Development of NigeriaSat-2 involves also on-the-job training of NASRDA engineers at SSTL. Earth observation, also carries DMC equipment."