October 9, 2017 4:13 am
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
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Long March 2D
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:06 UTC
Window Close
04:27 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 9, 2017 · 04:13 UTC
Launch Facility
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Payload
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Rocket
Long March 2D
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:06 UTC
Window Close
04:27 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 9, 2017 · 04:13 UTC
Launch Facility
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Payload
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Rocket
Long March 2D
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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