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
Last TLE update
4 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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.9 m
Radar Cross Section
8.358 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 25182.21345711 .00000702 00000-0 98377-4 0 9997
2 42954 97.7005 229.9196 0017830 162.1143 198.0701 14.80340262416512Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:07:22.694Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-126.43709°
Altitude
643.159 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 19m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-80.27313°
Longitude
2.06115°
Altitude
659.043 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 27m 40s
Apparent Declination
-69° 41' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:11:36
Azimuth
172.474° S
Elevation
-59.672°
Doppler factor
1
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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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| 6 mins | 2025-07-01 15:26:18.299Z | 37.914° NE | 2025-07-01 15:29:18.299Z | 92.45° ESE | 27.917° | 2025-07-01 15:32:18.299Z | 153.076° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-01 17:04:18.299Z | 316.034° NNW | 2025-07-01 17:05:18.299Z | 297.219° NW | 19.612° | 2025-07-01 17:08:18.299Z | 247.993° W |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-02 02:22:18.299Z | 108.29° ESE | 2025-07-02 02:24:18.299Z | 71.336° E | 22.602° | 2025-07-02 02:27:18.299Z | 20.241° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 03:58:18.299Z | 218.436° SW | 2025-07-02 04:00:18.299Z | 256.911° W | 25.249° | 2025-07-02 04:04:18.299Z | 323.634° NNW |
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