VRSS-1

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VRSS-1 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 38782

Int'l Code: 2012-052A

Perigee: 627.9 km

Apogee: 651.4 km

Inclination: 97.6 °

Period: 97.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7010 km

RCS: 2.6608 m² (large)

Launch date: September 29, 2012
Source: Venezuela (VENZ)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

VRSS-1 is Venezuela's second satellite built by China, which launched a communications satellite named Venesat 1 in 2008. The satellite was built by China Academy of Space Technology, and the launch was arranged by China Great Wall Industry Corp., the state-owned firm responsible commercial Long March rocket missions. The satellite was named after Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan revolutionary hero. The Miranda satellite will assess Venezuela's soil and water resources, collect images to help urban planners, monitor illegal mining and drug activities, and strengthen national defense.

1 38782U 12052A   25183.22986966  .00000741  00000-0  10667-3 0  9990
2 38782  97.5779 173.5794 0016767 303.5274  56.4336 14.78987889687862

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC