VRSS-2

Track VRSS-2 now!
10-day predictions
VRSS-2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 42954

Int'l Code: 2017-060A

Perigee: 622.1 km

Apogee: 648.5 km

Inclination: 97.7 °

Period: 97.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7006 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 9, 2017
Source: Venezuela (VENZ)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

VRSS-2 is a Venezuelean Earth-observing surveillance satellite, that will be used to aid security forces, emergency responders, farmers, and health professionals. The VRSS-2 spacecraft (the second Venezuela Remote Sensing Satellite) weighs about one metric ton, or 2,200 pounds, and is designed for a five-year lifetime. The satellite was manufactured by DFH Satellite Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

1 42954U 17060A   25199.85520619  .00000717  00000-0  10021-3 0  9992
2 42954  97.6996 246.8496 0018818 108.0310 252.2955 14.80367198419124

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC