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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

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (Unknown / VENZ)

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

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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VRSS-1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 12:32:52.965Z	356.039° N	2025-07-11 12:35:52.965Z	267.96° W	38.895°	2025-07-11 12:38:52.965Z	212.16° SW
7 mins	2025-07-11 23:27:52.965Z	172.792° S	2025-07-11 23:30:52.965Z	282.401° WNW	44.397°	2025-07-11 23:34:52.965Z	345.152° N

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