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VRSS-2
Venezuelan Earth Observation Satellite (Chinese-Built) · CNSA / Venezuela (ABAE)
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VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre), Venezuela's second remote sensing satellite, built with Chinese technical assistance and launched in 2017 to provide higher-resolution imagery than its predecessor for agricultural, environmental, and government mapping applications.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 383–401 mi (616–645 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 97.2 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42954
- Int’l designator
- 2017-060A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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