VRSS-2

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VRSS-2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 42954

Int'l Code: 2017-060A

Perigee: 632.9 km

Apogee: 658.8 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7016 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   23079.51085583  .00001943  00000-0  28180-3 0  9993
2 42954  97.8145 146.0817 0018397   0.1373 359.9825 14.77030108293320

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC