Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 9, 2017, 4:13 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 2D |
Location |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#5669
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Location Launch
#95
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Pad Launch
#49
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Agency Launch
#199
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Orbital Launch
#64
Year 2017
Location Launch
#4
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#9
Year 2017
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