May 13, 2007 4:01 pm
Nigcomsat 1
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Long March 3B/E
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
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Nigerian geostationary communications satellite. It failed in November 2008 and was replaced in 2011 by NIGCOMSAT 1R
Launch Overview
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16:01 UTC
Window Close
16:01 UTC
Lift Off
May 13, 2007 · 16:01 UTC
Launch Facility
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Payload
Nigcomsat 1
Rocket
Long March 3B/E
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Nigerian geostationary communications satellite. It failed in November 2008 and was replaced in 2011 by NIGCOMSAT 1R
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Launch Overview
Window Open
16:01 UTC
Window Close
16:01 UTC
Lift Off
May 13, 2007 · 16:01 UTC
Launch Facility
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Payload
Nigcomsat 1
Rocket
Long March 3B/E
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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