NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Dr HALILU AHMAD SHABA

National Space Research and

Development Agency

GEO- UNESCO Workshop: AFRWCCI Demo Project Session

Introduction• The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

was established with a mission to pursue the development and

application of space science and technology for socio-economic

benefits of the nation.

• Nigeria’s desire to venture into Space Technology was first made

known to ECA/AOU member countries at an inter-governmental

meeting in Addis Ababa, 1976.

• Policy Statement

• Government would vigorously pursue an immediate attainment of

indigenous space capability in Nigeria:

– As an essential tool for its socio-economic development

– for the enhancement of the quality of life of its people

Last year we Presented

• NASRDA IN HISTORY

• Goals and Objectives

• Mandate of the Agency

• Policy Thrush

• NASRDA and Its Centres

• Nigerian Space Sectors

• Nigerian Satellites

• Capacity Building and Telemedicine

• Strategic Collaborations

• New Thinking and Implementation strategy

• 25yrs Roadmap of Nigerian Space Program

• NASRDA and Africa

• Conclusion

Last Year- Eventful

• Launch of two EO satellites in August

– NigeriaSat-1

– NigeriaSat-X

• Launch of Communication Satellite

– NigComSat-1R

NIGERIASAT-1LEO EO satellite launched in 2003

�Images in 3 bands ; Green, Red and NIR.

� 32m resolution, 600km swath width

�Has a nominal life span of 5years

�3.7 m ground station antenna

�Part of the DMC constellation offering daily

revisit

Country Designation Type Imager Launch

Algeria Alsat-1 DMC 32m MS 2002

China Beijing-1 DMC+4 32m MS / 4m Pan 2005

Nigeria NigeriaSat-1 DMC 32m MS 2003

Turkey Bilsat-1 Mission Completed 2006

UK UK-DMC DMC 32m MS 2003

Spain Deimos-1 DMC 22m MS 2008

UK UK-DMC2 DMC 22m MS 2008

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Technical Features:• A Geostationary Communication Satellite• launched on the 14th May 2007 • Coverage: Africa, Middle East, and Parts of

Europe • Life Span – 15 years• It was de- orbited and would be replaced

this year

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Nigcom Sat 1ORBITAL POSITION: 42°E

Nigerian Space Programmes:Nigerian Communication Satellite – NigComSat-1

• The target application of NIGCOMSAT-1R are

– Broadcasting, internet

– Real-time monitoring services

– Navigation and global positioning systems

Nigeria Communication Satellite -Nigcomsat-1R

� It has 15 years life Span

�It was built to replace Nigcomsat-1

and was Launched in December

�It has 28 Transponders (8 Ka-band, 14

Ku-band, 4 C-band and 2 L-band

� Working towards NIGCOMSAT 2 and 3 for a

Backup.

NIGERIASAT-2/X

• Physical Configuration

1. NigeriaSat-2 is an Earth-Observation Satellite

2. 2.5m panchromatic (very high resolution)

3. 5m Multi spectral (High resolution) NIR, RED, GREEN & BLUE.

4. 32m Multi spectral (medium resolution)

5. NIR,RED,GREEN&BLUE

6. 7.2m Dish

7. Design life span 7 years

8. To be launched in 2010

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NIGERIASAT-X

• NigeriaSat-2 Training Model – Built to

Flight Specification.

• To be launched with Nigeriasat-2

• Built by Nigerian Engineers.

• 22m multi-spectral (RGB, NIR) imager.

• Max swath 600km @ 8bits.

• High rate X-band downlink set to.

20MBps

• Low rate S-Band 8MBps.

• 2 x 2Gbyte data recorders.

Ground Receiving Station

NIGERIAN SATELLITES

NigeriaSat-2 Image over Los Angeles, California

NigeriaSat-X Image over Oakland

EXPERT MEETING ON N2/NX

FEATURES NIGERIASAT-1 NIGERIASAT-2 NIGERIASAT-X

RESOLUTION 32N GREEN RED AND INFRARED

SPECTRAL BANDS

2.5 PANCHROMATIC, 5M

MULTISPECTRAL AND 32M

BOTH 5M AND 32M ARE IN RED,

BLUE, GREEN AND INFRARED

BANDS

22M MULTISPECTRAL BAND

WITH RED, GREEN AND NEAR

INRARED BANDS

REVISIT 3-5 DAYS 2-4 DAYS 3-5 DAYS

SWATH WIDTH 600X600 KM 20X20 KM (2.5 AND 5M) AND

300X300 KM (32M)

LIFE SPAN 5 YEARS (BUT IS 8YRS OLD

NOW)

7 YEARS

Where we differ• NigeriaSat 2 and X

• Resolutions from 32 – 32, 22, 5, 2.5 (four Cameras)

• Number of bands (3 and now 4)

• Stereo capabilities

• Two satellites

• Ground stations capabilities

All these say we have five products + stereo products

In Areas of water

• Having collaboration with Federal Ministry of Water Resources in Dam sediment mapping

• Carrying Out Sea Level Rise Analysis with some Universities

• Establishment of Laboratory in Bayero University Kano for Space-base hydrologic Information development

• We are part of Chad Basin Stakeholders that signed an MOU in 2009 and have carried out some researches in this areas. Some are still going on with UMKC.

• Willing to help in capacity building

Our Commitment

NASRDA

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STATE & LOCAL

GOVERNMENTFEDERAL MDA’SFEDERAL MDA’S

INTERNATIONAL

BODIES &

INSTITUTIONS

STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS

UNIVERSITIES

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NASRDA AND AFRICA

• Support to Institutions in Africa with Data

• Taking part in projects for Africans and with African

across Africa

• Serving as Regional Support Office for UN-SPIDER

• Strengthening the two Constellations for benefit of

humanity

• Assisting in data revolution in Africa

• Developing capacity in space science and

Technology

• Increasing our collaborations in Africa

Areas of collaborations

• Data sharing and dissemination

• Capacity development and sharing

• Joint Research and model

Development

• Facilities sharing

CONCLUSION

• This is another area NASRDA is willing to

contribute to as a common problem in Africa

• We are refocusing our attention to African needs

and also elaborating our areas of collaborations

and thus have launched the first satellite in the

African Resource Monitoring Constellations.

• We represent Nigeria in GEO and are committed to

work with others in this area.

Thank you for listening