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VRSS 2 [CAST]
VRSS-2 or Antonio José de Sucre is Venezuela's second remote sensing satellite.
China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) signed a in October 2014 contract with Venezuela Ministry of Peoples Power for Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries (MPPCTII) in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, for the delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite. According to the contract, CGWIC is the main contractor and will perform in-orbit delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite to MPPCTII together with the subcontractors for the satellite, the launch vehicle, launch control operation and ground application systems.
The satellite has a 1 m panchromatic and a 4 m multi-spectral imaging system. Aditionally it features 30 m SWIR and 60 m LWIR imagers.
Launch into a 645 km sun-synchroneous orbit took place in October 2017.
| Nation: | Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | ABAE, MPPCTII |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CAST2000 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1000 kg |
| Orbit: | 619 km × 654 km × 98.0° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRSS 2 (Antonio José de Sucre) | 2017-060A | 09.10.2017 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
References:
- China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC): China and Venezuela Sign a Contract for VRSS-1 Remote Sensing Satellite Program
