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Venezuela

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Venezuela

Chronology

3 events

16:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3BE.

Simon Bolivar - . Payload: VeneSat-1. Mass: 5,100 kg (11,200 lb). Nation: Venezuela. Agency: SISE. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-4. USAF Sat Cat: 33414 . COSPAR: 2008-055A. Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,777 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.20 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Venezuela's first satellite, a Chinese-built DFH-4 communications satellit with C-band and Ku-band transponders..

04:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.

Miranda VRSS-1 - . Payload: Miranda. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Nation: Venezuela. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 38782 . COSPAR: 2012-052A. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 622 km (386 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min.
Chinese CAST-2000 class remote sensing satellite delivered for Venezuela into a sun-synchronous orbit. Originally designated VRSS-1 (Venezuela Remote Sensing Satellite 1), it was renamed Miranda in orbit after Sebastian Francisco de Miranda Rodriguez 'El Precursor' (1750-1816).

04:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. Launch Complex: Jiuquan SLS-2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.

Antonio Jose de Sucre - . Payload: VRSS-2. Nation: Venezuela. USAF Sat Cat: 42954 . COSPAR: 2017-060A. Apogee: 655 km (406 mi). Perigee: 628 km (390 mi). Inclination: 97.98 deg. Period: 97.56 min. See VRSS 2 (Antonio José de Sucre). ..