| ■ VRSS 2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
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 VRSS-2 or Antonio José de Sucre is Venezuela's second remote sensing satellite.
China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) signed a in October 2014 contract with Venezuela Ministry of People's Power for Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries (MPPCTII) in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, for the delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite. According to the contract, CGWIC is the main contractor and will perform in-orbit delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite to MPPCTII together with the subcontractors for the satellite, the launch vehicle, launch control operation and ground application systems.
The satellite has a 1 m panchromatic and a 4 m multi-spectral imaging system. Aditionally it features 30 m SWIR and 60 m LWIR imagers.
Launch into a 645 km sun-synchroneous orbit is planned for October 2017.
| Nation: |
Venezuela |
| Type / Application: |
Earth observation |
| Operator: |
ABAE, MPPCTII |
| Contractors: |
CAST |
| Equipment: |
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| Configuration: |
CAST2000 bus |
| Propulsion: |
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| Power: |
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: |
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| Mass: |
1000 kg |
| Orbit: |
619 km × 654 km × 98.0° |
| Satellite |
COSPAR |
Date |
LS |
Launch Vehicle |
Remarks |
| VRSS 2 (Antonio José de Sucre) |
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2017 |
Jq SLS-2 |
CZ-2D (2) |
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■ Long March 2D • VRSS-2 (www.satprnews.com)
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A Chinese Long March 2D rocket will deliver to orbit second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite. It will be utilized for collecting imagery of Earth for different Venezuelan government agencies.
■ Long March 2D • VRSS 2 (www.spaceflightnow.com)
-- Source：spaceflightnow.com --
Launch time: Approx. 0410 GMT (12:10 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Jiuquan, China
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket will launch the second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite, or VRSS 2.
The Chinese-built satellite will collect imagery of Earth for the Venezuelan government for scientific research, national security and disaster response applications. Delayed from Sept. 6.
■ Long March 2D • VRSS-2 (www.howldb.com)
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The article from SpaceFlights.NEWS A Chinese Long March 2D rocket will deliver to orbit second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite. It will be utilized for collecting imagery of Earth for different Venezuelan government agencies. Read more at Long March 2D • VRSS-2
The article from SpaceFlights.NEWS
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket will deliver to orbit second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite. It will be utilized for collecting imagery of Earth for different Venezuelan government agencies.
■ LONG MARCH 2D • VRSS-2 (spaceflights.news)
-- Source：spaceflights.news --
Confirmed launches
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket will deliver to orbit second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite. It will be utilized for collecting imagery of Earth for different Venezuelan government agencies.
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