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NigComSat-1 Satellite Missing from Orbit
The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat), which was launched into orbit over 18 months ago, is said to be missing.

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According to Alhaji Ahmed Rufai, managing director of NigcomSat Ltd, Nigeria's satellite operating company  the  NigcomSat-1 Communication Satellite had successfully completed its In-Orbit-Test (IOT) and got ready to start formal operation.
The Chinese contractor, who designed and launched the satellite,  from the  Xichang space centre in southwestern Sichuan province in May 2007 would  officially hand  over control  to the  Nigerian federal government on Thursday.

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A communications satellite launched by China for Nigeria on May 14 was fixed at its planned point in orbit on Tuesday morning.
The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or NIGCOMSAT-1, took up its final position at a longitude of 42 degrees at 8:22 a.m. after changing its position in orbit five times over the last week.
The Xi'an Satellite Control Centre reported that ground control stations, which have been monitoring the satellite, had unfolded the satellite's solar sail and antennae, and ignited its engine in preparation for use later this year.

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China has successfully launched a communications satellite for Nigeria.
The official Xinhua news agency says it is the first time that a foreign buyer has purchased both a Chinese satellite and its launching service.
The Nigerian Communication Satellite NIGCOMSAT-1 is expected to offer broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband internet services for Africa.
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A Chinese Long March 3-B rocket  has launched the Nigerian Communication Satellite, or NIGCOMSAT-1,  from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, early  on Monday May 14, 2007.
The launch was part of a $311 million deal signed by China and Nigeria in 2004, and the satellite will be used to expand cell phone and Internet services in central Africa.
The satellite, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., will be monitored and tracked by China's Great Wall Industry Corp
The launch marks an expansion of China's commercial launching services for foreign space hardware.
China is planning to send about 30 foreign satellites into space under several signed deals.

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President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday announced that the first Nigerian Communication Satellite called NigComSat-1 aimed at introducing information and communication technology (ICT) through electronic transaction, particularly rural telephony, is to be launched before May 29, 2007.
He said as a follow up to government approval of contract for a UK based firm for the development of the second earth observation satellite, NigeriaSat-2, which is expected to produce the high-resolution imagery needed in urban and rural development planning and infrastructural development in the country.
The centre that was commissioned, according to the President, is the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which will be the driving vision of building the first made-in-Nigeria satellite to be launched in year 2025.

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Work on the development, manufacturing and launching of China's first satellite for a foreign buyer is going on smoothly as scheduled.

Wang Haibo, president of the China Great Wall Industry Corp., said preliminary designs of the project passed the evaluation of a panel of experts representing the buyer of the satellite, Nigerian National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA).

According to contracts signed in December 2004 between the Chinese company and NASRDA, the communications satellite, known as NIGCOMSAT-1, will be based on China's latest model of satellite platform, DFH No.4.
With 28 transponders, including 4 C band, 18 Ku band, 4 Ka band and 2 L band ones, the satellite will be capable of meeting the requirements of Nigeria for telecommunications, broadcasting and broadband multimedia services.

The platform is designed to have a lifespan of 15 years and 5,200 kg in weight, and the transponders with a designed power of 8 kw will be 800 kg.
To be designed, made and launched by Chinas space sector, the satellite will be put into the orbit by Chinese-made LongMarch 3 B carrier rocket at the Xichang Space Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, and will be delivered to NASRDA after it is in the orbit in early 2007.

The satellite represents the first one China to export to a foreign country although China also has launched 30 satellites in 24 commercial flights since 1990.
Wang said this is also the first time for China to provide a package of space products and services, including design, manufacturing, orbital delivery, ground products and services, to an overseas client.

The satellite will be monitored and tracked by a ground station to be built in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, by the Chinese firm, and a ground station in Kashi in northwest Xinjiang Ugyur Autonomous Region.
Moreover, the Chinese company will offer operating support services and be responsible for training Nigerian technicians.

The Chinese company, the international agent of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. that produces carrier rockets and satellites, was awarded the deal late last year after it beat 21 international rivals in a public bidding, including those from the United States, France, Britain, Italy and Israel.

Ahmed Rufai, manager of NIGCOMSAT-1 project, said that all parties of the satellite contract are satisfied with the progress in implementing the deal.
The satellite will help Nigeria to be turned into a knowledge-based economy from its over-reliance on oil trade.

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