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 97.577°
Eccentricity 0.00196
RA ascending node 8.133 hr
Argument perigee 116.945°
Mean anomaly 243.377°
Orbital period 97.372 min
Epoch of osculation 08 May 2025, 11:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 626.3 km
Mean Altitude 640.0 km
Peak Altitude 653.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-2D DEB CZ-2D DEB

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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