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 | 6 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 6 hours ago
0 VRSS-2
1 42954U 17060A 24361.27945932 .00002673 00000-0 36229-3 0 9998
2 42954 97.7293 50.3351 0018844 58.9358 301.3701 14.79605966388864Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:42:25.285Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -145.53139° |
| Altitude | 626.736 km |
| Speed | 7.549 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 21m 20s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -33.80128° |
| Longitude | -140.09224° |
| Altitude | 643.782 km |
| Speed | 7.534 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 13m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 12' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:24:22 |
| Azimuth | 263.152° W |
| Elevation | -69.126° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 640.804 km |
| Perigee altitude | 614.4 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,005.739 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018844 |
| Inclination | 97.7293° |
| RAAN | 50.3351° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 58.9358° |
| True anomaly | 301.1855° |
| Mean anomaly | 301.3701° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 301.27782° |
| Mean motion | 3.70137 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036229 |
| Orbital period | 97.26 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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 15:24:45.716Z | 51.783° ENE | 2024-12-26 15:27:45.716Z | 100.191° ESE | 18.501° | 2024-12-26 15:29:45.716Z | 131.909° SE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 17:01:45.716Z | 337.045° NNW | 2024-12-26 17:03:45.716Z | 290.859° WNW | 29.429° | 2024-12-26 17:06:45.716Z | 231.166° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:56:45.716Z | 199.225° SSW | 2024-12-27 03:58:45.716Z | 249.792° W | 35.732° | 2024-12-27 04:02:45.716Z | 333.633° NNW |
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