The
much taunted replacement satellite of the Nigerian Communications Satellite-1
has returned successfully to the space with the launch yesterday (Monday)
evening.
ITRealms
Online gathered from China where the Long March 3B (LM-3B) launch vehicle from
Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, located in South West China was conducted
as at 5.40pm.
NigComSat-1R
is in fulfillment of the Chinese company’s promise to replace NigComSat-1,
which was de-orbited due to malfunctioning of Solar Array Deployment
Assembly (SADA) on November 10, 2008.
Confirming
this, the Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr. Sonny
Aragba-Akpore told ITRealms Online that the spacecraft entered the predefined
orbit of perigee being 200 kilometres (km), apogee 41991 km and inclination
24.8゜.
NigComSat-1R is the fourth in-orbit delivery contract signed by China Space
with its international customers.
He
also said that the launch was conducted in line with the NigComSat-1R
contract signed between the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)
and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China
Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
He
noted that NigComSat-1R spacecraft is built on Dong Fang Hong 4 (DFH-4)
satellite bus developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and
launched by LM-3B launch vehicle, developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle
(CALT).
China
Satellite Launch Tracking And Control General (CLTC), he said, is providing
tracking, control and ground segment support for the programme, just as
NigComSat-1R is the 8th satellite built on the DFH-4 bus for in-orbit
delivery and the NigComSat-1R launch is the 18th flight of LM-3B
launch vehicle and the 154th flight in the series of the Long March
launchers.
The project, he said, was carried
out in conjunction with over 50 NigcomSAT engineers who spent the last 31
months in China. The satellite with service lifespan of over 15 years was
designed to meet the needs of telecommunications, maritime, defense, broadcast
media in Africa, particularly Nigeria, parts of Europe and Asia.
An elated Managing
Director, NigcomSAT Limited, Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai declared "this is
mission fulfilled,” adding that NigComSAT1-R has 28 active transponders and
quad band of Ku, ka, C-Band and L-band.
He also said that there are two
ground stations located in Abuja, Nigeria and Kashi, China owned by Nigcomsat
which participated fully in the launch.
Top government officials that
witness the launch included the Communications Technology, Minister, Mrs. Omobola
Johnson, her Science and Technology counterpart, Prof. Okon Ewa Bassey,
chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, Senator Gilbert Nnaji, House
members, Nigcomsat 1R project Director and Executive Director, Marketing,
Abimbola Alale and Chief Executive of LASACO Insurance Plc, Mr. Sola
Ladipo-Ajayi among others.
Remmy Nweke
ITREALMS Online ... delivering news for ICT4D
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