Nigeria Becomes The First African Country To Manage A Foreign Satellite

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) limited, the operator of NigComSat-R, the Nigerian Communication Satellite has won a bid to provide In-Orbit test (IOT) and carrier Spectrum Monitoring (CSM) services for Belintersat-1 Satellite of Belarus.


The operation will commence on 16 January 2016, the official date for the launch of the Belintersat-1 in Belarus and will last for a period of 15 years. The bid was a keenly contested exercise between Nigeria and other bidders with over 20 years of experience in satellite management......