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Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)

October 9, 2017 at 4:13 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) launch image
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October 9, 2017 at 4:13 AM UTC

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9605, 100.2981

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch probability
-1%
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October 9, 2017 at 4:06 AM UTC
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October 9, 2017 at 4:27 AM UTC
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July 8, 2023 at 6:00 AM UTC

Mission description

VRSS-2 is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite. Spacecraft was built by China. Weighing about 1000 kg, it is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres, providing services in traffic management, disaster warning and prevention, tracking agriculture and land use.

Vehicle

Long March 2D

Long March · D

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

3,500 kg

Successful launches

99

Launch complex

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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