VRSS-2

 2017-060A

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Satélite Antonio José de Sucre (Vrss-2)

Antonio Jose de Sucre Launch to 1030 LTDN SSO. 1.53 x 1.65 x 1.87m box + 2 panels, 880 kg

The second Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite, VRSS-2, also named Antonio Jose de Sucre (or just Sucre for short) was launched on Oct 9 into a sun-synchronous orbit in the 1030 local time plane by China for ABAE, the Bolivaran Agency for Space Activities and MPPCTII (Ministry of People's Power for Science, Tech and Intermediate Industries). The satellite was built in China and uses the CAST-2000 bus.

VRSS2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2017 Oct 9	0413:14	Launch by CZ-2D Y30	JQ
		T+2:36 St 1 MECO
		T+2:36 St 1 sep
		St 2 burn
		T+3:06 Fairing sep
		T+5:34 Stage 2 MECO
	0423	T+10:26? Stage 2 VECO
	0424?	T+11:11? Stage 2 sep	97.56 630 x 655 x 98.0