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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:17:00
Monday January 9, 2012
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VesselSat-2 (aka Orbcomm FM43, V2) was a Luxembourgian microsatellite built and owned by LuxSpace and operated by Orbcomm under lease. It carried a receiver for Automatic Identification System signals, used to track ships at sea. VesselSat-2 was the second of two VesselSat spacecraft (see VesselSat-1), which were built by LuxSpace for Orbcomm, as replacements for the AIS capabilities of the failed Orbcomm-QL spacecraft.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
29 kilograms
Ziyuan 3-01 or ZY 3-01 (Chinese: 资源三号 meaning Resources 3) is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. It is a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
2,630 kilograms
Agency
CASCPrice
$64.68 million
Rocket
Height: 46.97m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 4,200 kg
GTO: 1,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,993 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.8m
Height: 11.74m
Stages
3
17th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2012
1st
Orbital launch attempt