VRSS-1

Launch Details
Launched 28 September 2012
Flight ended
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Jiuquan Space Center, PRC
Owner Venezuela
NORAD ID 38782
COSPAR ID 2012-052A
Alternative names FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.592°
Eccentricity 0.00163
RA ascending node 19.185 hr
Argument perigee 265.142°
Mean anomaly 94.793°
Orbital period 97.339 min
Epoch of osculation 31 Oct 2025, 06:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 627.0 km
Mean Altitude 638.5 km
Peak Altitude 649.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-2D DEB CZ-2D DEB

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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