| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | NigComSat-1R |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Nigeria |
| Operator/Owner | NigComSat |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 42.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35793 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 2.37169149037093E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5150 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 17-12-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-077A |
| NORAD Number | 38014 |
| Comments | 4 C-band, 14 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band, 2 L-band. Footprint centered on African continent. |