VRSS-2, 42954
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VRSS-2, 42954 is a payload satellite owned by ABAE (VE) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 09 Oct 2017 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
942 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.358 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 25242.97772134 .00001429 00000-0 19301-3 0 9996
2 42954 97.6952 288.2210 0016488 332.9766 27.0586 14.80454455425504Epoch: 2025-08-30T23:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T23:27:55.123Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-43.16294°
Altitude
620.633 km
Speed
7.554 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 12m 53s
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
00:24:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.468 km
Perigee altitude
613.375 km
Semi-major axis
7,003.058 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
97.6952°
RAAN
288.221°
Arg. of periapsis
332.9766°
True anomaly
27.14471°
Mean anomaly
27.0586°
Eccentric anomaly
27.10164°
Mean motion
3.70349 °/min
Orbital period
97.21 mins
BSTAR
0.00019301
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)
VRSS-2 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-08-31 16:16:00.257Z | 357.661° N | 2025-08-31 16:19:00.257Z | 266.474° W | 39.769° | 2025-08-31 16:23:00.257Z | 207.369° SW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-01 03:10:00.257Z | 170.246° S | 2025-09-01 03:13:00.257Z | 200.128° SSW | 44.156° | 2025-09-01 03:17:00.257Z | 345.542° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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