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CZ-3B Rocket Body Re-entry
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Update:
The CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B Rocket body re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 16th August @ 00:57 GMT  ± 1 minute.

Revolution Number:    1829
Predicted Location:     19° N, 215° E

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The CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B Rocket body is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 15th August @ 20:59 GMT  ± 24 hours.

Revolution Number:    1828
Predicted Location:     7.4° N, 245.6° E

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A CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B Rocket body that was launched on the 13th May, 2007, from the Xichang Space Centre, China, on the NigComSat-1 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 15th August @ 15:06 GMT  ± 48 hours.

TLE Data
CZ-3B RB
1 31396U 07018B   09225.51841546  .43517931  00000-0  83182-1 0  6926
2 31396 025.2173 159.1134 2357970 343.3363 012.7230 10.95340185 17971
1 31396U 07018B   09225.65580088  .42602982 -12561-4  20924-2 0  6906
2 31396 024.9341 158.3848 2380096 347.0996 192.7808 11.06268061 17981
1 31396U 07018B   09225.51846498  .49216021  00000-0 215017+0 0  6897
2 31396 025.0371 159.3043 2205278 343.5681 010.9982 10.95796508 17976
1 31396U 07018B   09225.26030976  .49183068 -10749-4  28137-2 0  6871
2 31396 024.9500 159.8153 2535482 344.6604 081.5941 10.72118856 17940
1 31396U 07018B   09225.51846596  .49225049  00000-0 213655+0 0  6881
2 31396 025.0354 159.3116 2205727 343.5593 011.0033 10.95802242 17971

Period:                        141.15 
Inclination:                  24.99°
Apogee:                      5100
Perigee:                      104
Revolution Number:    1830
Size:                           17.9
Predicted Location:     9.7° N, 340.2° E

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RE: NIGCOMSAT-1 project
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The Chinese Great Wall Industry Corporation has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited to replace the nations first communications satellite, NigComSat-1, which failed in the orbit on November 10, 2008.

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Provision of new leased satellite transponders and other alternative bandwidth sources are some of the remedial measures packaged to cushion the pains of businesses and processes that have depended on the lost Nigerian Communications Satellite NigComSat-1 recently.
This and related issues were the fallout of series of meetings and consultations between Nigeria and Chinese officials in Abuja recently.

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Nigeria's Chinese-built satellite goes dark
In May 2007, the Nigerian government rejoiced as the Chinese-built Nigeria Communications Satellite - 1 (NIGCOMSAT-1), was sent into orbit by a Chinese rocket at the Xichang launch facility. Nigeria was upbeat and looking forward to 15 years of advanced telecommunications service, thanks to a satellite which China, along with sending into space, had funded to the tune of well over $200 million.

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The federal government yesterday explained that the Nigerian satellite reported to have disappeared in orbit was actually 'parked' in order to avoid an accident in space and to preserve the satellite from total destruction.

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NIGCOMSAT 1
1 31395U 07018A   08319.89056427  .00000155  00000-0  10000-3 0  2874
2 31395 000.0665 083.8282 0002215 183.0798 150.2779 01.00252357  5660


Period:     1436.04     
Inclination:      0.05     
Apogee:      35797 
Perigee:    35773

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"However, we have also told them that in the event that it cannot be repaired, our insurance companies have to replace it. It is insured, so it will be replaced either they give us another one which is already in orbit or they built another one."

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A multi-million dollar Nigerian satellite launched in May 2007 has been shut down to prevent it spinning out of control and damaging others in orbit.

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Nigeria's government said on Wednesday that its $340 million communications satellite was not lost in space, as reported by the local media, but that it was simply suffering from a flat battery.

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