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
VE / 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: 4 days ago
TLE from 4 days ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 26272.35592397 .00000098 00000-0 20629-4 0 9990
2 42954 98.1221 306.2741 0011783 115.7537 244.4891 14.78846122483876Epoch: 2026-09-29T08:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-29T08:32:31.831Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
170.01936°
Altitude
639.549 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 25m 05s
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
14:39:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
638.279 km
Perigee altitude
621.763 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.158 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
98.1221°
RAAN
306.2741°
Arg. of periapsis
115.7537°
True anomaly
244.36732°
Mean anomaly
244.4891°
Eccentric anomaly
244.4282°
Mean motion
3.69945 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
0.000020629
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2017 (2017-10-09 UTC)
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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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-10-03 01:58:21.387Z | 146.561° SSE | 2026-10-03 02:02:21.387Z | 79.607° E | 48.309° | 2026-10-03 02:06:21.387Z | 0.107° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-03 15:25:21.387Z | 7.029° NNE | 2026-10-03 15:28:21.387Z | 287.193° WNW | 74.418° | 2026-10-03 15:32:21.387Z | 200.64° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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