Key statistics
Satellite NIGERIASAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5133
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NIGERIASAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIGERIASAT 2
International designator: 2011-044B
Object number (NORAD): 37789
Object ID (CCSDS): 37789
Country: NIGERIA (NIG)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.953 minutes
Inclination: 97.8442 deg
SMA: 7038.899 km
Apoapsis: 681.321 km
Periapsis: 640.207 km
RAAN: 229.6215 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00292055
Argument of periapsis: 319.1539 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.586 deg
Mean motion: 14.70095883 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000997 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017285529 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIGERIASAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 37789U 11044B 25247.25790838 .00000997 00000-0 17286-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 37789 97.8442 229.6215 0029205 319.1539 168.5860 14.70095883748554
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIGERIASAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
NIGERIASAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr 1 | Sich-2’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 17, 2011, 7:12 a.m. from 370/13.
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Dnepr 1 | Sich-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 17, 2011, 7:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 370/13
Location: Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
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