Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
NigComSat-1 was a Nigerian communication satellite. The initial contract to build the satellite was signed in 2004. It became the first African geosynchronous communication satellite when it was launched at 16:01 GMT on 13 May 2007 aboard a Chinese Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. The spacecraft was operated by Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT).