NIGCOMSAT

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Nigerian Communication Satellite
(NIGCOMSAT)
legal form Limited Liability Company
founding 2004
Seat Abuja , Nigeria
management Ahmed Rufai , CEO
Branch Research organization
Website www.nigcomsat.net

The Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat) is a company that the Nigerian Ministry of Science and Technology is under. The law establishing NIGCOMSAT has not yet entered into force, so the company is currently in a legally unclear status. With the space agency NASRDA there are overlaps in terms of tasks and competencies. NASRDA sees NIGCOMSAT as a subsidiary, while NIGCOMSAT sees itself directly subordinate to the Ministry.

The business purpose is the operation of Nigerian satellites. Among other things, NigComSat-1 was operated by this company. This communications satellite was launched in May 2007, but had to be taken out of service in November 2008 after a defect.

Ahmed Rufai is the managing director .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Bright Mkpuma: Reps wade into NASRDA, NIGCOMSAT face-off. watchdogreporters.com, September 7, 2010, accessed September 16, 2010 .
  2. ^ NigComSat (Nigeria), Civil space organizations - Satellite operators. In: Jane's Space Systems and Industry. Jane's Information Group, March 1, 2010, accessed on September 16, 2010 (English): “NigComSat was created by and is an entity of the Nigerian government. It operates the government's telecommunications satellite program and business. "
  3. ^ Mark Holmes: T. Ahmed Rufai, CEO, Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (Nigcomsat). Satellite Today, August 1, 2007, accessed September 16, 2010 .

Coordinates: 8 ° 59 ′ 31.3 "  N , 7 ° 23 ′ 22.5"  E