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- Title
SPACE TECHNOLOGY: Nigeria.
- Abstract
The article reports on the launch of NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X, the two new satellites of Nigeria, from Yasny, Russia on August 17, 2011. The satellites serve as a replacement for NigeriaSat-1 which was launched in 2003 and surpassed its five-year lifespan. Functions of the satellites are given, one is forestry. NigeriaSat-2 has been created under a collaboration with Great Britain-based Satellite Technology Ltd. while NigeriaSat-X has been built by local engineers and scientists.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; RUSSIA; ARTIFICIAL satellites; YASNY Holding LLC; SATELLITE Technology Ltd.
- Publication
Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial & Technical Series, 2011, Vol 48, Issue 8, p19252A
- ISSN
2053-227X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6346.2011.04127.x