Key statistics
Satellite VRSS-1 at a glance.
Uptime
4664
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for VRSS-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: VRSS-1
International designator: 2012-052A
Object number (NORAD): 38782
Object ID (CCSDS): 38782
Country: VENEZUELA (VENZ)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.363 minutes
Inclination: 97.5781 deg
SMA: 7010.631 km
Apoapsis: 644.115 km
Periapsis: 620.877 km
RAAN: 177.9795 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016573
Argument of periapsis: 286.9269 deg
Mean anomaly: 73.0126 deg
Mean motion: 14.7899637 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000751 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010797 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 VRSS-1
TLE line 1: 1 38782U 12052A 25187.89806682 .00000751 00000-0 10797-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 38782 97.5781 177.9795 0016573 286.9269 73.0126 14.78996370688551
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite VRSS-1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
VRSS-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | VRSS-1’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 29, 2012, 4:12 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | VRSS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 29, 2012, 4:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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