Details of payload not yet known.
Vrss 2 satellite.
Payload and platform figure 2.
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.
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.
Vrss 1 has an on orbit design life of 3 years the service life is estimated to be 5 years.
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.
Venezuelan remote sensing satellite 2 antonio josé de sucre 2nd flight unit of the vrss series.
Vrss 2 or antonio josé de sucre is venezuela s second remote sensing satellite.
The satellite was manufactured by dfh satellite co.
The vrss 1 satellite consists of two main parts.
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Substantial contribution to disasters monitoring.
It should consist of an improved version of the vrss 1 payload with resolution improved to 1 m panchromatic and 4 m multispectral and.
Vrss 2 or antonio josé de sucre is venezuela s second remote sensing satellite.
It was built and launched by the chinese and has been named after venezuelan revolutionary.
Vrss 1 venezuelan remote sensing satellite 1 also known as satellite francisco miranda is the first venezuelan remote sensing satellite and the second venezuelan satellite after venesat 1 it will be used to study the territory of venezuela and help with planning agriculture and disaster recovery.
High resolution land and vegetation observation.
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.
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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.
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.
The satellite bus can support different communications systems including s band c band and x band or a combination of those.
