The vrss 1 satellite consists of two main parts.
Vrss 2 satellite.
Ltd a subsidiary of the state owned china aerospace science and technology corp.
The vrss 2 satellite is an optical remote sensing satellite orbiting in the sso.
The satellite bus can support different communications systems including s band c band and x band or a combination of those.
The satellite was manufactured by dfh satellite co.
Nicolás maduro the president of venezuela named the satellite as sucre satellite after the independence hero antonio josé de sucre also known as the grand marshal of ayacucho.
It was built and launched by the chinese and has been named after venezuelan revolutionary.
The vrss 2 spacecraft the second venezuela remote sensing satellite weighs about one metric ton or 2 200 pounds and is designed for a five year lifetime.
This is the 3 rd satellite which china delivered for venezuela following the delivery of venezuela s 1 st communications satellite venesat 1 in 2008 and the 1st venezuelan remote sensing satellite vsrr 1.
It was built and launched by the chinese and has been named after venezuelan revolutionary.
It should consist of an improved version of the vrss 1 payload with resolution improved to 1 m panchromatic and 4 m multispectral and.
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Venezuelan remote sensing satellite 2 antonio josé de sucre 2nd flight unit of the vrss series.
Vrss 2 satellite is venezuela s second remote sensing satellite which will be.
China great wall industry cooperation cgwic a subsidiary of china aerospace science and technology corporation casc signed a in october 2014 contract with venezuela ministry of people s power for science technology and intermediate industries mppctii in caracas capital of venezuela for the delivery of.
On october 9th at 12 13 beijing time lm 2d successfully launched the 2 nd venezuelan remote sensing satellite vsrr 2 into the designated orbit from the jiuquan satellite launch center.
Details of payload not yet known.
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 a in october 2014 contract with venezuela ministry of people s power for science technology and intermediate industries mppctii in caracas capital of venezuela for the delivery of.
Vrss 1 has an on orbit design life of 3 years the service life is estimated to be 5 years.
Vrss 2 or antonio josé de sucre is venezuela s second remote sensing satellite.
Substantial contribution to disasters monitoring.
Vrss 2 venezuelan remote sensing satellite 2 also known as satellite antonio josé de sucre is the second venezuelan remote sensing satellite and the third venezuelan satellite after vrss 1 it will be used to study venezuelan territory and support planning agriculture and disaster recovery.
Payload and platform figure 2.
