LaunchesVRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
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VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Long March 2D · Earth Science
2017Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2