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
Unknown / 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: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A 25290.18383312 .00002185 00000-0 29955-3 0 9994
2 38782 97.5907 274.4814 0016875 315.3134 44.6718 14.79302265703676Epoch: 2025-10-17T04:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T04:24:43.181Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-177.63137°
Altitude
626.153 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 17m 55s
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
11:27:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
640.379 km
Perigee altitude
616.732 km
Semi-major axis
7,006.693 km
Eccentricity
0.00169
Inclination
97.5907°
RAAN
274.4814°
Arg. of periapsis
315.3134°
True anomaly
44.80795°
Mean anomaly
44.6718°
Eccentric anomaly
44.73986°
Mean motion
3.70061 °/min
Orbital period
97.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00029955
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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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| 7 mins | 2025-10-17 22:23:58.538Z | 130.993° SE | 2025-10-17 22:27:58.538Z | 60.554° ENE | 27.011° | 2025-10-17 22:30:58.538Z | 12.076° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-18 00:01:58.538Z | 229.711° WSW | 2025-10-18 00:03:58.538Z | 265.417° W | 20.469° | 2025-10-18 00:06:58.538Z | 313.263° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-10-18 11:49:58.538Z | 17.103° NNE | 2025-10-18 11:52:58.538Z | 63.597° ENE | 43.683° | 2025-10-18 11:56:58.538Z | 187.13° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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