# NigeriaSat-X
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: nasrda
- **platform**: sstl-100
- **launch vehicle**: dnepr
- **actual launch**: 2011-08-17
- **current status**: extended
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous, about 700 km
- **swath km**: 600
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Nigeria resource management, crop monitoring, mapping and disaster-relief imaging
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: nasrda
- **attributes**: {"operator":"nasrda","platform":"sstl-100","launch_vehicle":"dnepr","actual_launch":"2011-08-17","current_status":"extended","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous, about 700 km","swath_km":600,"tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Nigeria resource management, crop monitoring, mapping and disaster-relief imaging"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
NigeriaSat-X is a Nigerian Earth-observation mission launched on 2011-08-17 with NigeriaSat-2.[^sstl-nigeria-launch-date] The spacecraft uses the SSTL-100 platform in a sun-synchronous orbit of about 700 km.[^gunter-nx] Its imager is associated with a 600 km swath for resource management, crop monitoring, mapping, and disaster-relief imaging.[^sstl-nigeria-launch] The mission supports land-cover change, crop-type mapping, and disaster-damage assessment use cases.[^sstl-nx-first-image]

## Compositional position
- NigeriaSat-X --[mission_payloads]--> nigeriasat-x-imager (products)
- NigeriaSat-X --[mission_buses]--> sstl-100 (products)
- NigeriaSat-X --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- NigeriaSat-X --[related-topic]--> crop-type (topics)
- NigeriaSat-X --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)

## Sources
- [sstl-nigeria-launch] | SSTL successfully launches two further Earth observation satellites for Nigeria | https://www.sstl.co.uk/media-hub/latest-news/2011/sstl-successfully-launches-2-satellites-for-nigeria | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21
- [sstl-nx-first-image] | Nigerian-built satellite acquires first image just days after launch, SSTL | https://www.sstl.co.uk/media-hub/latest-news/2011/nigerian-built-satellite-acquires-first-image-just-days-after-launch | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21
- [sstl-nigeria-launch-date] | Launch date set for NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites, SSTL | https://www.sstl.co.uk/media-hub/latest-news/2011/launch-date-set-for-nigeriasat-2-and-nigeriasat-x-satellites | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21
- [gunter-nx] | NX (NigeriaSat-X), Gunter's Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nigeriasat-x.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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