Satellite footprints

NigComSat-1R at 42.5° East

Position:42.5° East
Manufacturer:CASC
Operator:NigComSat
Launch operator:CGWIC
Launch vehicle:Long March 3B
Launch date:12/20/2011
Expected lifetime:15+ Years

NigComSat-1R satellite was the replacement for NigComSat-1 that was lost in 2008. The NigComSat-satellite lost power from the southern 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 the replacement satellite NigComSat-1R. Launch operator CGWIC launched the satellite in 2011.

The NigComSat-1R satellite is based on the DFH-4 satellite platform developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). Fitted with a total of 28 transponders (8 Ka-band, 14 Ku-band, 4 C-band and 2 L-band), the satellite will be positioned at a longitude of 42.5° East over the equator, and will have a design life span of 15 years.

NigComSat-1R at 42.5° East

NigComSat-1R Spacecraft under construction
NigComSat-1R on Long March 3B rocket
NigComSat-1R satellite launch

NigComSat-1R at 42.5° East

NigComSat brochure

NigComSat-1R at 42.5° East

NigComSat-1R ECOWAS 1 Ku-band Beam
NigComSat-1R ECOWAS 2 Ku-band Beam
NigComSat-1R European Ka-band Spot Beam
NigComSat-1R Kashi Ku-band Beam
NigComSat-1R Nigeria Ka-band Spot Beam
NigComSat-1R South-Africa Ka-band SPOT Beam
NigComSat-1R West- & Central Africa C-band Beam