Payload (satellite)
VRSS-2
OperationalLEOVENZ
VRSS-2 is a satellite launched 2017-10-09 by VENZ.
About
VRSS-2, also known as (Satellite) Antonio José de Sucre, is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite, and the third Venezuelan satellite after VRSS-1. It will be used to study Venezuelan territory and support planning, agriculture and disaster recovery. It was built and launched by the Chinese and has been named after Venezuelan revolutionary Antonio José de Sucre.
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 ID42954
International designator2017-060A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerVENZ
Launch date2017-10-09
Launch siteJiuquan, China
Orbital period97.4 min
Inclination98.12°
Apogee641 km
Perigee631 km