The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or Nigcomsat-1, has reportedly taken up its final position at a longitude of 42° East after changing orbital position five times throughout the last week.

Launched by China for Nigeria on May 14, Nigcomsat-1 was fixed at its planned point in orbit on May 22, according to a published report in China’s state-owned Xinhua newspaper.

The geostationary satellite is designed to provide telecommunications, broadcasting and broadband multimedia services for Africa for the next 15 years.
Nigcomsat-1 is the first satellite that Chinese scientists have designed, built and launched for another country.