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). 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-2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 7.9 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 8.358 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 24348.76823656 .00001865 00000-0 25508-3 0 9995
2 42954 97.7305 38.3006 0019077 96.6422 263.6962 14.79549422387010Epoch: 2024-12-13T18:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T18:26:15.638Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 38.80597° |
| Altitude | 635.266 km |
| Speed | 7.54 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 33m 12s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -75.13767° |
| Longitude | -171.40443° |
| Altitude | 670.738 km |
| Speed | 7.514 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 47m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | -58° 47' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:15:24 |
| Azimuth | 169.222° S |
| Elevation | -70.619° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 641.146 km |
| Perigee altitude | 614.415 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,005.918 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0019077 |
| Inclination | 97.7305° |
| RAAN | 38.3006° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 96.6422° |
| True anomaly | 263.47897° |
| Mean anomaly | 263.6962° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 263.58758° |
| Mean motion | 3.70123 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00025508 |
| Orbital period | 97.27 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)
| VRSS-2, 42954 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 44609 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 44610 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 44611 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 44612 |
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 | 2024-12-14 04:17:38.607Z | 207.124° SW | 2024-12-14 04:20:38.607Z | 253.618° W | 24.413° | 2024-12-14 04:24:38.607Z | 322.363° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-14 16:07:38.607Z | 29.706° NE | 2024-12-14 16:09:38.607Z | 72.744° E | 38.468° | 2024-12-14 16:13:38.607Z | 176.601° S |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-15 03:02:38.607Z | 131.994° SE | 2024-12-15 03:05:38.607Z | 58.662° ENE | 32.324° | 2024-12-15 03:08:38.607Z | 6.632° NNE |
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