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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
VRSS-1
Launched
September 29, 2012
Summary
VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 29, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 114th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,245th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Miranda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 661 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 17th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 114th launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,245th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Miranda · NORAD 38782 · 2012-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-052A
- Epoch
- 2012-09-29 06:54:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.77697782 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024885
- Inclination
- 98.0439°
- Ascending node
- 345.9076°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.8979°
- Mean anomaly
- 99.8808°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Miranda · NORAD 38782 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
VRSS-1, named Francisco de Miranda, is Venezuela's first remote-sensing satellite, built by China's CAST for land-use, agricultural and disaster monitoring.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 60th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
145 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) launch?
VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) launched on September 29, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) reach?
Miranda, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 661 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did VRSS-1 (Francisco de Miranda) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).