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
5 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 5 hours ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 25186.53943558 .00000721 00000-0 10081-3 0 9995
2 42954 97.7003 234.0712 0018167 148.5609 211.6693 14.80346822417151Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:56:47.234Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
116.09837°
Altitude
642.099 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 36m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.10255°
Longitude
115.60582°
Altitude
640.852 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 28m 05s
Apparent Declination
-16° 48' 36"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:45:36
Azimuth
41.612° NE
Elevation
-61.424°
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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| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 02:05:10.652Z | 100.518° ESE | 2025-07-06 02:07:10.652Z | 71.094° E | 16.099° | 2025-07-06 02:10:10.652Z | 26.873° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-06 03:41:10.652Z | 203.114° SW | 2025-07-06 03:43:10.652Z | 251.433° W | 34.102° | 2025-07-06 03:47:10.652Z | 331.742° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 15:30:10.652Z | 49.176° ENE | 2025-07-06 15:32:10.652Z | 98.119° ESE | 29.695° | 2025-07-06 15:35:10.652Z | 157.449° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 17:06:10.652Z | 327.119° NNW | 2025-07-06 17:08:10.652Z | 293.357° NW | 18.429° | 2025-07-06 17:11:10.652Z | 247.81° W |
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