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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

42954, 2017-060A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / VENZ

Related business

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (VE)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000, AOCS

Mass

942 kg wet, ~900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-09 (8 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, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

8.358 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A   26004.89118127  .00002066  00000-0  27354-3 0  9995
2 42954  97.6755  49.8047 0015672 274.9176  85.0248 14.80857558444284

Epoch: 2026-01-04T21:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T21:23:18.061Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-15.51674°

Altitude

628.713 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 19m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

02:45:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

634.622 km

Perigee altitude

612.675 km

Semi-major axis

7,001.785 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

97.6755°

RAAN

49.8047°

Arg. of periapsis

274.9176°

True anomaly

85.20374°

Mean anomaly

85.0248°

Eccentric anomaly

85.11427°

Mean motion

3.7045 °/min

Orbital period

97.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00027354

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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.
4 mins	2026-01-05 04:00:46.692Z	235.215° WSW	2026-01-05 04:02:46.692Z	265.27° W	15.779°	2026-01-05 04:04:46.692Z	296.442° NW
6 mins	2026-01-05 15:48:46.692Z	8.762° NNE	2026-01-05 15:51:46.692Z	218.653° SW	43.456°	2026-01-05 15:54:46.692Z	197.291° SSW
4 mins	2026-01-06 02:42:46.692Z	155.401° SSE	2026-01-06 02:45:46.692Z	68.475° E	43.17°	2026-01-06 02:46:46.692Z	11.072° NNE

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VRSS-2, 42954

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T21:23:18.061Z)

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