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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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VRSS-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-2000, AOCS |
| Mass | 880 kg wet, ~880 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.6 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A 24261.60230957 .00003994 00000-0 55987-3 0 9997
2 38782 97.5664 262.9453 0019335 154.4981 205.7189 14.77880183645364Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:27:19.546Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 49.09925° |
| Altitude | 651.278 km |
| Speed | 7.525 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 31m 46s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -42.70597° |
| Longitude | 56.41351° |
| Altitude | 665.482 km |
| Speed | 7.516 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 19m 48s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 33' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:12:00 |
| Azimuth | 150.205° SSE |
| Elevation | -42.723° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 646.609 km |
| Perigee | 619.496 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,011.189 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0019335 |
| Inclination | 97.5664° |
| RAAN | 262.9453° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 154.4981° |
| True anomaly | 205.62296° |
| Mean anomaly | 205.7189° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 205.67091° |
| Mean motion | 3.69705 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00055987 |
| Period | 97.37 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2012 (2012-09-29 UTC)
| VRSS-1, 38782 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43402 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43403 |
VRSS-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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