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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A   26126.23227384  .00001648  00000-0  22411-3 0  9998
2 38782  97.6137 104.7211 0018483  18.9668 341.2229 14.79943044733406

Epoch: 2026-05-06T05:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T05:34:28.459Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

157.00681°

Altitude

620.271 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 58m 53s

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

22:46:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

639.479 km

Perigee altitude

613.586 km

Semi-major axis

7,004.669 km

Eccentricity

0.00185

Inclination

97.6137°

RAAN

104.7211°

Arg. of periapsis

18.9668°

True anomaly

341.15457°

Mean anomaly

341.2229°

Eccentric anomaly

341.18875°

Mean motion

3.70222 °/min

Orbital period

97.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00022411

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-06 21:55:48.062Z	133.828° SE	2026-05-06 21:59:48.062Z	60.545° ENE	28.438°	2026-05-06 22:02:48.062Z	10.453° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-06 23:33:48.062Z	231.592° WSW	2026-05-06 23:35:48.062Z	265.594° W	18.597°	2026-05-06 23:38:48.062Z	311.903° NW
7 mins	2026-05-07 11:21:48.062Z	15.484° NNE	2026-05-07 11:24:48.062Z	135.052° SSE	44.632°	2026-05-07 11:28:48.062Z	190.276° SSW

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VRSS-1, 38782

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T05:34:28.459Z)

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