Remember the satellite NigComSat-1? The one that de orbited (fell) well its replacement NigComSat-1R has completed the in-orbit test after being successfully positioned in its geostationary orbit last December and handed back to the full control of Nigeria :) from its Chinese counter parts.
China decided in 2009 to build NigComSat 1-R to replace the defunct one without adding additional costs to Nigeria
Whilst on the topic of satellites and Nigeria, despite spending N9.94bn to build two earth observations satellites in 2011, Nigeria has turned to Britain to get images from the very same satellites that was built for the purpose of producing images ... So we wouldn't need to go anywhere to get it. Remember N9.94bn !
Apparently ground station located in Abuja for the control of the satellites was not equipped with the laboratory to process images downloaded from the satellites.
Provision had been made for the laboratory in the original contract between Britain’s Surrey Satellite Technologies Limited and the Federal Government but for some reason its gone wrong
These images/maps were intended to help security agencies identify possible operational bases used by terrorist groups to plan and launch attacks.
Its sad! N9.94bn this goes to show that a nation that does not have accurate electricity supply,that cant maintain its national carrier nor have a good “maintenance culture” might struggle to get technologically advanced like its counterparts. ...I say stick to google earth for now...its billions cheaper :)
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