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.
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.
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Mission Profile
VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre) was a Long March 2D mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that lifted off from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 9, 2017. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The launch was a success.