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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-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Launched
October 9, 2017
Summary
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) 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 October 9, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 199th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,679th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Antonio Jose de Sucre, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 662 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- LANZAMIENTO DEL TERCER SATÉLITE VENEZOLANO LLAMADO ANTONIO JOSÉ DE SUCRE.JULIAN R. NUÑEZ
- Satélite Sucre, el tercero venezolano, es puesto en órbita desde Jiuquan, ChinaLuigino Bracci Roa desde Venezuela
- Long March-2D launches VRSS-2 satellite (Antonio José de Sucre)SciNews
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 199th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,679th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Antonio Jose de Sucre · NORAD 42954 · 2017-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-060A
- Epoch
- 2017-10-09 10:26:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75958264 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001816
- Inclination
- 98.0289°
- Ascending node
- 355.9149°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.6398°
- Mean anomaly
- 131.2482°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; 5 still in orbit
- Antonio Jose de Sucre · NORAD 42954 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 95th 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
116 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-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) launch?
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) launched on October 9, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)?
Coverage: LANZAMIENTO DEL TERCER SATÉLITE VENEZOLANO LLAMADO ANTONIO JOSÉ DE SUCRE.; Satélite Sucre, el tercero venezolano, es puesto en órbita desde Jiuquan, China; Long March-2D launches VRSS-2 satellite (Antonio José de Sucre). Watch the replay
What rocket launched VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) reach?
Antonio Jose de Sucre, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 636 × 662 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).