VRSS-1
Launch
Launched on Sep 29, 2012 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | VRSS-1 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:33 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
—
Country
Venezuela
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 29, 2012
Mass
—
Apogee
645 km
Perigee
620 km
Inclination
97.63°
Period
1.62 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for VRSS-1 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
620 × 645 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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