Nigcomsat 1R

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2011-077ALaunched 12/19/2011

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Nigcomsat 1R Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B G2
Launch Date: 12/19/2011

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.27 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 5,086 kg

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Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy confirmed plans to replace the aging NigComSat-1R with two next-generation High-Throughput Satellites (HTS) in December 2025.

PlanValue 4.3Dec 28, 2025Nigerian Communications Commission Unveils Five-Year Spectrum Roadmap Prioritizing Direct-to-Device Connectivity

The geostationary communication satellite NIGCOMSAT-1R’s navigation payload was used to broadcast the first SBAS signal for the AFI region as Africa’s contribution to a regional satellite-based augmentation system.

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