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Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Long March 2D
Family
Long March
Variant
D
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type
Government
Country
CHN

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launch site

Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
CHN
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai