▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.8555°
Eccentricity	0.0010812
Period	98.6 min
Apogee	698 km
Perigee	683 km
Mean motion	14.60880904 rev/day
RAAN	171.0943°
Arg of perigee	273.1618°
Mean anomaly	86.8347°
B*	6.8456e-5
Rev at epoch	79,305

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 37790U 11044C 26187.92966178 .00000291 00000-0 68456-4 0 9993

2 37790 97.8555 171.0943 0010812 273.1618 86.8347 14.60880904793052

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "NIGERIASAT-X",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2011-044C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:18:42.778+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.60880904,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0010812,
  "INCLINATION": 97.8555,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 171.0943,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 273.1618,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 86.8347,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 37790,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 79305,
  "BSTAR": 0.000068456,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000291,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	NIGERIASAT-X
Operator	National Space Research Development Agency, NigeriaHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree National Space Research and Development AgencyMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	NigeriaMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Launch date	Aug 17, 2011HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	86

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims10

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.