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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 VRSS-1
1 38782U 12052A   25187.15386304  .00000816  00000-0  11674-3 0  9998
2 38782  97.5780 177.2780 0016589 289.5664  70.3756 14.78995408688440

Epoch: 2025-07-06T03:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T03:41:33.766Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-162.49431°

Altitude

631.637 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 49m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

28.09845°

Longitude

-166.34918°

Altitude

637.933 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 17m 12s

Apparent Declination

-4° 20' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:39:20

Azimuth

321.768° NNW

Elevation

-48.139°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

641.15 km

Perigee altitude

617.9 km

Semi-major axis

7,007.662 km

Eccentricity

0.00166

Inclination

97.578°

RAAN

177.278°

Arg. of periapsis

289.5664°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

70.3756°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69984 °/min

Orbital period

97.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00011674

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 12:22:27.721Z	7.141° NNE	2025-07-06 12:26:27.721Z	277.328° WNW	43.569°	2025-07-06 12:30:27.721Z	201.008° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-06 23:18:27.721Z	161.552° S	2025-07-06 23:21:27.721Z	102.606° ESE	44.462°	2025-07-06 23:25:27.721Z	350.651° N

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