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VRSS-1, 38782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VRSS-1, 38782 is a payload satellite owned by ABAE (VE) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 29 Sep 2012 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

38782, 2012-052A

Orbit

SSO

Country

VE / VENZ

Related business

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (VE)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000, AOCS

Mass

880 kg wet, ~880 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-09-29 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A   26095.26543600  .00001900  00000-0  25763-3 0  9992
2 38782  97.6113  75.3612 0019199 112.8233 247.5010 14.79879411728827

Epoch: 2026-04-05T06:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T06:22:13.670Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

146.23091°

Altitude

637.906 km

Speed

7.536 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:30:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

640.182 km

Perigee altitude

613.284 km

Semi-major axis

7,004.87 km

Eccentricity

0.00192

Inclination

97.6113°

RAAN

75.3612°

Arg. of periapsis

112.8233°

True anomaly

247.29793°

Mean anomaly

247.501°

Eccentric anomaly

247.39945°

Mean motion

3.70206 °/min

Orbital period

97.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00025763

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VRSS-1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-04-05 22:43:19.314Z	171.477° S	2026-04-05 22:46:19.314Z	200.429° SSW	43.514°	2026-04-05 22:50:19.314Z	344.791° N
4 mins	2026-04-06 10:34:19.314Z	71.443° E	2026-04-06 10:35:19.314Z	89.984° E	19.002°	2026-04-06 10:38:19.314Z	138.228° SSE
6 mins	2026-04-06 12:09:19.314Z	342.18° N	2026-04-06 12:12:19.314Z	276.657° WNW	27.75°	2026-04-06 12:15:19.314Z	228.505° WSW

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VRSS-1, 38782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T06:22:13.670Z)

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