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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Long March 2D
Oct 9, 4:13 AM UTC
Oct 9, 4:13 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
VRSS-2 is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite. Spacecraft was built by China. Weighing about 1000 kg, it is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres, providing services in traffic management, disaster warning and prevention, tracking agriculture and land use.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN