China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)

Long March 2D

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, October 9, 2017 · 04:13 UTC

Mission

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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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 2D

Variant: D

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

40.960° N, 100.298° E

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