Payload (satellite)
VRSS-1
OperationalLEOVENZ
VRSS-1 is a satellite launched 2012-09-29 by VENZ.
About
VRSS-1, also known as (Satellite) Francisco Miranda, is the first Venezuelan remote sensing satellite, and the second Venezuelan satellite after VENESAT-1. It will be used to study the territory of Venezuela and help with planning, agriculture and disaster recovery. It was built and launched by the Chinese and has been named after Venezuelan revolutionary Francisco de Miranda. It reached end of life in 2022.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID38782
International designator2012-052A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerVENZ
Launch date2012-09-29
Launch siteJiuquan, China
Orbital period97.3 min
Inclination97.63°
Apogee641 km
Perigee616 km