Latitude
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VRSS-1
NORAD 38782 · COSPAR 2012-052A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #75968 @ 616 x 641 km x 97.636 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC · 12 h old
Orbit history
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Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A 26303.89813443 .00000710 00000-0 99644-4 0 09996
2 38782 97.6360 273.4313 0018347 148.7433 211.4874 14.80222705759680
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 38782U 12052A 26303.89813443 .00000710 00000-0 99644-4 0 09996
2 38782 97.6360 273.4313 0018347 148.7433 211.4874 14.80222705759680
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 28th 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
880 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.636°
Period
97.28 min
Perigee
616 km
Apogee
641 km
Eccentricity
0.0018347
RAAN
273.4313°
Arg of Perigee
148.7433°
Mean Motion
14.80222705 rev/d