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 97.578°
Eccentricity 0.00168
RA ascending node 11.529 hr
Argument perigee 305.910°
Mean anomaly 54.056°
Orbital period 97.364 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Jul 2025, 13:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 627.9 km
Mean Altitude 639.7 km
Peak Altitude 651.4 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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