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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
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
880 kg wet, ~880 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2012-09-29 (13 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, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A   25191.75438661  .00000551  00000-0  80978-4 0  9993
2 38782  97.5784 181.6146 0016510 273.1586  86.7737 14.79002020689121
Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:06:19.003Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-18.8807°
Altitude
634.873 km
Speed
7.541 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 06m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.90327°
Longitude
172.73201°
Altitude
651.676 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 05m 24s
Apparent Declination
11° 29' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:03:29
Azimuth
17.885° NNE
Elevation
-36.852°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
641.074 km
Perigee altitude
617.935 km
Semi-major axis
7,007.641 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
97.5784°
RAAN
181.6146°
Arg. of periapsis
273.1586°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
86.7737°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69986 °/min
Orbital period
97.3 mins
BSTAR
0.000080978
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6 mins2025-07-11 12:32:52.965Z356.039° N2025-07-11 12:35:52.965Z267.96° W38.895°2025-07-11 12:38:52.965Z212.16° SW
7 mins2025-07-11 23:27:52.965Z172.792° S2025-07-11 23:30:52.965Z282.401° WNW44.397°2025-07-11 23:34:52.965Z345.152° N
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