VRSS-2
| VRSS-2 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 Venezuela
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-060A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 942 kg |
| Begin: | October 9, 2017 at 4:13 UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan Cosmodrome |
| Launcher: | Long March 2D |
| Status: | active, in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 97.6 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.0 ° |
| Apogee height : | 662 km |
| Perigee height : | 636 km |
VRSS-2 Antonio José de Sucre (Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite-2) is a Venezuelan earth observation satellite . It is intended to be the successor to the VRSS-1 launched in 2012 .
It was launched into sun-synchronous orbit on October 9, 2017 at 4:13 UTC by a Long March 2D launcher from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a camera system that has been improved compared to the VRSS-1 and is intended to achieve a resolution of one meter in panchromatic and three to four meters in multispectral mode. A camera working in the infrared should enable a ground resolution of 30 meters for short-wave infrared (SWIR) and 60 meters for long-wave infrared (LWIR). The satellite is to provide images for urban planning, the assessment of cultivated areas and the determination of the forest condition, as well as the monitoring of the Venezuelan border. VRSS-2 was built on the basis of the CAST2000 satellite bus of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology and has a planned lifespan of five years. VRSS-2 had been ordered by Venezuela from the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a corresponding contract was signed in October 2014. According to CGWIC, the satellite is a joint development of Dong Fang Hong Satellites GmbH (航天 东方 红 卫星 有限公司), a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology, and the Venezuelan Space Agency ( Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales , ABAE).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spaceflight 101: China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellite for Venezuela - Spaceflight 101 , accessed on November 4, 2017.
- ↑ Orbit data according to VRSS-2. N2YO, November 5, 2017, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: China: Earth observer VRSS 2 for Venezuela launched , accessed on November 4, 2017.
- ↑ NASASpaceFlight.com: Chinese Long March 2D launches VRSS-2 | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed November 4, 2017.