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
Orbit
Country
VE / VENZRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
880 kg wet, ~880 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A 26172.47736098 .00000443 00000-0 64889-4 0 9990
2 38782 97.6158 148.5888 0016542 219.4766 140.5242 14.80024400740249Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:27:23.988Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
67.0618°
Altitude
641.234 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 54m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:20:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
637.862 km
Perigee altitude
614.689 km
Semi-major axis
7,004.412 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
97.6158°
RAAN
148.5888°
Arg. of periapsis
219.4766°
True anomaly
140.64452°
Mean anomaly
140.5242°
Eccentric anomaly
140.58438°
Mean motion
3.70242 °/min
Orbital period
97.23 mins
BSTAR
0.000064889
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2012 (2012-09-29 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 12:22:10.046Z | 330.713° NNW | 2026-06-22 12:24:10.046Z | 300.056° NW | 17.772° | 2026-06-22 12:27:10.046Z | 252.75° W |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 21:41:10.046Z | 114.263° SE | 2026-06-22 21:43:10.046Z | 77.042° E | 24.795° | 2026-06-22 21:47:10.046Z | 11.812° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 23:17:10.046Z | 219.013° SW | 2026-06-22 23:20:10.046Z | 274.772° WNW | 22.893° | 2026-06-22 23:23:10.046Z | 319.478° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 11:06:10.046Z | 24.911° NE | 2026-06-23 11:08:10.046Z | 63.712° ENE | 40.592° | 2026-06-23 11:12:10.046Z | 181.021° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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