Mission Overview
VRSS-2 is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite. Spacecraft was built by China. Weighing about 1000 kg, it is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres, providing services in traffic management, disaster warning and prevention, tracking agriculture and land use.
Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Long March 2D
Window
04:06 AM UTC – 04:27 AM UTC
Related Missions
Rocket
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China