Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
VRSS-2
VRSS-2 or Antonio José de Sucre is Venezuela's second remote sensing satellite.
China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) signed in October 2014 a contract with the Venezuela Ministry of People’s Power for Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries (MPPCTII) in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, for the delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite. According to the contract, CGWIC is the main contractor and will perform in-orbit delivery of the VRSS-2 satellite to MPPCTII together with the subcontractors for the satellite, the launch vehicle, launch control operation, and ground application systems.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,000.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2017
64th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2D
33rd mission
1st mission of 2017
32nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission