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Nigeria
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Chronology of Events for Nigeria 2003 September 27 - 06:12 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 3M. - NigeriaSat 1 (DMC-Nigeria) Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Disaster Monitoring. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. Manufacturer: Surrey. Agency: National Space R&D Agency of Nigeria. Perigee: 677 km (420 mi). Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.50 min. COSPAR: 2003-042D. USAF Sat Cat: 27942. Level: 1.
2007 May 13 - 16:01 GMT - Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Vehicle: CZ-3B. - Nigcomsat 1 Mass: 5,150 kg (11,350 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: DFH-4. Agency: Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2007-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 31395. Second DFH-4 communications satellite; China's first commercial payload sale, and Nigeria's first commercial communications satellite. Positioned at 42.5 deg E. Payload consisted of 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band, and 2 L-band transponders. The antenna subsystem consisted of seven antennas.Level: 1.
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