NIGCOMSAT 1 [NASRDA]
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.
Nation: | Nigeria |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | NigComSat LTD |
Contractors: | CAST |
Equipment: | 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band, 2 L-band transponders |
Configuration: | DFH-4 bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 5150 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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NIGCOMSAT 1 | 2007-018A | 13.05.2007 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G2 | ||
NIGCOMSAT 1R | 2011-077A | 19.12.2011 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G2 |