Nigeria

1962 October 3

• Zagami Meteorite Fall (Mars Meteorite) - . Nation: Nigeria.

2003 September 27

06:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.

• NigeriaSat 1 (DMC-Nigeria) - . Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Agency: NSRDA. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Earth. Type: Disaster monitoring satellite. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. USAF Sat Cat: 27942 . COSPAR: 2003-042D. Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Perigee: 677 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.50 min.

2007 May 13

16:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3BE.

• Nigcomsat 1 - . Payload: DFH-4 Enhanced. Mass: 5,150 kg (11,350 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Agency: NCS. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-4. USAF Sat Cat: 31395 . COSPAR: 2007-018A. Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.

  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.

2010 August 4

20:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.

• Rascom QAF 1R - . Payload: RascomQAF-1R. Mass: 3,050 kg (6,720 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Agency: Arianespace. Program: Rascom. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 4000. USAF Sat Cat: 36831 . COSPAR: 2010-037B. Apogee: 35,804 km (22,247 mi). Perigee: 35,769 km (22,225 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Ku and C band transponders to provide telecommunications, broadcasting and internet service to Africa for the Regional African Satellite Communications Organization..

2011 August 17

07:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Complex: Taiyuan LC2. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.

• Nigeriasat 2 - . Mass: 268 kg (590 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Agency: NSRDA. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-300. USAF Sat Cat: 37789 . COSPAR: 2011-044B. Apogee: 718 km (446 mi). Perigee: 693 km (430 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.90 min. Observation satellite with a 2.5-m resolution imager for Nigeria's National Space Research Development Agency..

• Nigeriasat X - . Mass: 86 kg (189 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Agency: NSRDA. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. USAF Sat Cat: 37790 . COSPAR: 2011-044C. Apogee: 699 km (434 mi). Perigee: 656 km (407 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.30 min. Technology demonstration satellite built by Surrey Satellite with participation by Nigerian engineers..

2011 December 19

16:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Complex: Xichang LC2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3BE.

• Nigcomsat 1R - . Mass: 5,200 kg (11,400 lb). Nation: Nigeria. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-4. USAF Sat Cat: 38014 . COSPAR: 2011-077A. Apogee: 35,788 km (22,237 mi). Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 18.49 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Replacement for failed NigComSat-1, launched in 2004..

2017 June 3

21:06 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.

• Nigeria EduSat-1 - . Payload: BIRD-N; BIRD NN. Nation: Nigeria. USAF Sat Cat: 42824 . COSPAR: 1998-067MY. Apogee: 323 km (200 mi). Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.97 min. See Bird N (Nigeria EduSat 1) ↑. 1U cubesat by Federal University of Technology Akure. Mission: Technology demonstration. Status as of 2019: Active..