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Nigerian satellites are picture perfect
Friday, August 26, 2011
A view of Auckland, New Zealand, is the first image released from the Nigerian spacecraft
Nigeria’s latest Earth observation satellites have returned their first pictures.
The first picture released from the Nigerian pair is of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland.
It was acquired by NigeriaSat-X, and reveals the buildings and the landscape surrounding this major urban centre.
The work on the satellites was undertaken by Nigerian engineers themselves.