NigeriaSat-2

Spacecraft n°:

Nigerian spacecraft n°: 3

Launch data: Designation  37789 / 11044B Launch date  17 Aug 2011 - 07:12 UT Launch site  Yasniy (Dombarovsky Missile Base) Launch vehicle  Dnepr-1 Mission  Government: Earth Observation, Imaging Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  698 x 724 km Eccentricity  1.84E-03 Inclination  98.2 deg Period  99 min

Spacecraft data: Prime manufactor  Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) Platform  SSTL-300 Operator  NASRDA Mass at launch  268 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array  Solar cells, batteries Stabilization   Propulsion   DC power   Design lifetime  7 yrs - still active

Satellite ass., before launch

Mission details:

• Development of NigeriaSat-2 involves also on-the-job training of NASRDA engineers at SSTL. Earth observation, also carries DMC equipment.
• NigeriaSat-2 is a 268 kg Surrey SSTL-300 satellite with a 2.5m resolution imager for Nigeria's National Space Research Development Agency; it was separated at 0728:36 UTC.