WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NigeriaSat-1

Satellite: NigeriaSat-1

Satellite details

Acronym	NigeriaSat-1
Full name	NigeriaSat-1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the NigeriaSat programme. Main mission: land observation for disaster monitoring.
Mass at launch	98 kg	Dry mass	96 kg
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data openly available through the DMC agreement.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	686 km
ECT	10:30 asc

Space agency	NASRDA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	27 Sep 2003	EOL	15 Nov 2011
Last update:	2015-07-28

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

NigeriaSat
- NigeriaSat-1 (2003 - 2011)
- NigeriaSat-2 (2011 - 2023)
- NigeriaSat-X (2011 - 2023)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on NigeriaSat-1

Acronym	Full name
SLIM6	Surrey Linear Imager Multispectral 6 channels - but 3 spectral bands

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on NigeriaSat-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
SLIM6	Surrey Linear Imager Multispectral 6 channels - but 3 spectral bands	Dec 2003 *	15 Nov 2011	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed