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VRSS 1


Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite
Also known as Francisco de Miranda

General


Designation 38782 / 12052A
Launch date 30 Sep 2012
Country of origin Venezuela
Mission Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee 621/654 km
Inclination 98°
Period  
Launch vehicle Long March #160

Delivered in-orbit.
The total cost of $144.8 million include $67.8 million for the satellite, $22 million for the launch, $3 million for the first orbital operations, $16 million for the satellite control system in Venezuela, $22 million for software, $2 million for the simulation system and $7 millions for training.


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Technical data



Specifications


Prime contractor CGWIC
Platform CAST 2000
Mass at launch 880 kg
Dry mass  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime 5 years

Optical resolution: 2.5 m. 350 images per day

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