Surrey Signs Deal To Build Nigeriasat-2

摘要

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will build an optical Earth observation satellite for the Nigerian government that the small-satellite specialist says will demonstrate the growing capabilities and potential of small satel- lites. The Nigeriasat-2 satellite, contracted by Nigeria's National Space Research and Development Agency, is scheduled for launch in 2009, SSTL announced Nov. 6. Nigeriasat-2 is expected to weigh about 300 kilograms at launch and to carry two imagers. One has a 2.5-meter ground reso- lution in black-and-white mode and a 5-meter resolution in four-color mode and a swath width of 20 kilometers.