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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A   26306.46689583  .00000509  00000-0  73174-4 0  9994
2 38782  97.6362 275.8752 0018458 140.6845 219.5712 14.80224061760067

Epoch: 2026-11-02T11:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T11:12:19.799Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

66.04921°

Altitude

641.628 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 23m 30s

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

12:18:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

638.573 km

Perigee altitude

612.718 km

Semi-major axis

7,003.783 km

Eccentricity

0.00185

Inclination

97.6362°

RAAN

275.8752°

Arg. of periapsis

140.6845°

True anomaly

219.4367°

Mean anomaly

219.5712°

Eccentric anomaly

219.50392°

Mean motion

3.70292 °/min

Orbital period

97.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000073174

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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.
5 mins	2026-11-02 21:05:57.294Z	103.537° ESE	2026-11-02 21:07:57.294Z	72.557° E	18.933°	2026-11-02 21:10:57.294Z	25.853° NE
6 mins	2026-11-02 22:41:57.294Z	207.59° SW	2026-11-02 22:43:57.294Z	250.967° W	37.115°	2026-11-02 22:47:57.294Z	328.623° NNW
6 mins	2026-11-03 10:30:57.294Z	42.41° NE	2026-11-03 10:32:57.294Z	92.124° ESE	40.574°	2026-11-03 10:36:57.294Z	167.922° S

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VRSS-1, 38782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T11:12:19.799Z)

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