Satellite · NORAD 37790 · COSPAR 2011-044C
NIGERIASAT-X
- Operator Nigeria
- Constellation —
- Country Nigeria
Altitude now
701.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.50km/s
Inclination
97.86°
Period
98.6 min
98.6 min
Perigee
681km
Apogee
700km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:05 UTC (9.1 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 12.928° S
- Longitude
- 104.075° E
- Altitude
- 701.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.501 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:05 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- NIG · Nigeria
- Country
- Nigeria NG
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Aug 2011
- COSPAR launch id
- 2011-044
- Launch site
- Dombarovskiy (Yasny) Launch Site
Objects from the same launch · 9
- SL-24 DEB37796DebrisInactive
- SL-24 DEB37797DebrisDecayed
- EDUSAT37788PayloadUnknown
- NIGERIASAT-237789PayloadActive
- RASAT37791PayloadActive
- APRIZESAT 537792PayloadActive
- APRIZESAT 637793PayloadActive
- SICH-237794PayloadUnknown
- BPA-2 & SL-24 R/B37795PayloadUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → NG | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → NIG | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 37790
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2011-044C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P7E
- Canonical slug
- nigeriasat-x-37790
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.