NIGCOMSAT-1

Nigeria reportedly signed in December 2004 a contract with CGWIC for the design, manufacture, and launch of the NIGCOMSAT 1 (Nigerian Communication Satellite). It was based on the Chinese DFH-4 Bus and featured 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band, and 2 L-band transponders. The satellite was successfully launched on 13.05.2007 on a CZ-3B/G2 booster. In April 2008, NIGCOMSAT 1 lost power from the southern solar array. The satellite failed in November 2008 due to a technical error in the satellite's northern solar array and was sent to a graveyard orbit as it became apparent that the satellite could not be recovered.