VRSS-2

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VRSS-2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 42954

Int'l Code: 2017-060A

Perigee: 628.4 km

Apogee: 655.5 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7012 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   24115.80815101  .00003231  00000-0  45048-3 0  9998
2 42954  97.7583 173.9537 0019376 131.8961 228.3907 14.78265887352585

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC