Key statistics
Satellite NIGERIASAT X at a glance.
Uptime
5011
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
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 X.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIGERIASAT X
International designator: 2011-044C
Object number (NORAD): 37790
Object ID (CCSDS): 37790
Country: NIGERIA (NIG)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.602 minutes
Inclination: 97.8261 deg
SMA: 7069.986 km
Apoapsis: 700.706 km
Periapsis: 682.997 km
RAAN: 126.7997 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012524
Argument of periapsis: 171.5607 deg
Mean anomaly: 188.5807 deg
Mean motion: 14.60410356 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013277 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 10:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIGERIASAT X
TLE line 1: 1 37790U 11044C 25125.94631689 .00000600 00000-0 13277-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 37790 97.8261 126.7997 0012524 171.5607 188.5807 14.60410356730729
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIGERIASAT X.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
NIGERIASAT X 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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