NigComSat-1

Launch Date: May 13, 2007

Launch Site: NASRDA Utilized The Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, China

Launch Method: Via a Chinese Long March 3B Carrier Rocket

Builder: China Academy of Space Technology 

Status: NigComSat-1 fell out of orbit in 2008 after losing power. The fault was a solar array anomaly. In 2011, it was replaced by NigComSat-1R.

1. https://central.nasrda.gov.ng/space-missions/nigcomsat-1/

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NigComSat-1