UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5252 | VRSS-1 (Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite, Francisco Miranda) | VRSS-1 | Venezuela | Venezuela | Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 622 | 654 | 2.28E-03 | 98.03 | 97.48 | 880 | 2012/9/28 | 5 | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) | China | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Long March 2D | 2012-052A | 38782 | Sensors can resolve objects 2.5 meters across. Will return 350 images per day for urban planning, monitor illegal mining and drug activities, national defense. | SC - ASCR | http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/09/chinese-long-march-2d-launches-vrss-1 | ||
| 5253 | VRSS-2 (Antonio Jose de Sucre) | VRSS-2 | NR | Venezuela | Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 629 | 654 | 1.78E-03 | 98.02 | 97.55 | 1,000 | 2017/10/9 | 5 | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) | China | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Long March 2D | 2017-060A | 42954 | Second earth observing satellite for Venezuela. Cooperative agreement with China. | JM/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/09/china-successfully-launches-earth-imaging-satellite-for-venezuela/ |
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