# NigeriaSat-1
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: nasrda
- **revisit days**: 3
- **orbit type**: 675 x 694 km, 98.21 deg sun-synchronous LEO
- **current geographic priority**: Nigeria and international Disaster Monitoring Constellation disaster response
- **actual end of life**: 2012-10-29
- **launch vehicle**: roscosmos-kosmos-3m
- **platform**: sstl-100
- **swath km**: 600
- **current status**: ended
- **tasking supported**: false
- **actual launch**: 2003-09-27
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: nasrda
- **attributes**: {"operator":"nasrda","revisit_days":3,"orbit_type":"675 x 694 km, 98.21 deg sun-synchronous LEO","current_geographic_priority":"Nigeria and international Disaster Monitoring Constellation disaster response","actual_end_of_life":"2012-10-29","launch_vehicle":"roscosmos-kosmos-3m","platform":"sstl-100","swath_km":600,"current_status":"ended","tasking_supported":false,"actual_launch":"2003-09-27"}

## Editorial
NigeriaSat-1 was a Nigerian Earth-observation mission launched on 2003-09-27 for disaster response and land-cover applications.[^nasrda-nigeriasat-1] The spacecraft flew in a 675 x 694 km, 98.21 degree sun-synchronous low Earth orbit on the SSTL-100 platform.[^gunter-nigeriasat-1] Its SLIM-6 line imager provided a 600 km swath with a three-day revisit cadence, supporting Disaster Monitoring Constellation response and land-cover-change work.[^nasrda-nigeriasat-1] The mission ended on 2012-10-29.[^gunter-nigeriasat-1]

## Compositional position
- NigeriaSat-1 --[mission_payloads]--> slim-6-line-imager (products)
- NigeriaSat-1 --[mission_buses]--> sstl-100 (products)
- NigeriaSat-1 --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- NigeriaSat-1 --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)

## Sources
- [nasrda-nigeriasat-1] | NigeriaSAT-1, NASRDA space missions | https://central.nasrda.gov.ng/space-missions/nigeriasat-1/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [gunter-nigeriasat-1] | NigeriaSat 1, Gunter Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nigeriasat-1.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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