Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2D · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 199th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,679th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 9, 04:06 – Oct 9, 04:27 UTC
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VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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- LANZAMIENTO DEL TERCER SATÉLITE VENEZOLANO LLAMADO ANTONIO JOSÉ DE SUCRE. — JULIAN R. NUÑEZ
- Satélite Sucre, el tercero venezolano, es puesto en órbita desde Jiuquan, China — Luigino Bracci Roa desde Venezuela
- Long March-2D launches VRSS-2 satellite (Antonio José de Sucre) — SciNews
- China successfully launched the remote sensing satellite VRSS-2 for Venezuela — CGTN
Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
137 launches from this pad · 292 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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