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Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Successful

VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)

Long March 2D

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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission

VRSS-2 is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite. Spacecraft was built by China. Weighing about 1000 kg, it is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres, providing services in traffic management, disaster warning and prevention, tracking agriculture and land use.

Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The vehicle

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Long March 2D
Launch vehicle

Long March 2D

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Height
38.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
96
First flight
1992-08-09

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Launch site & orbit

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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