Satellite · NORAD 38782 · COSPAR 2012-052A
VRSS-1
- Operator Venezuela
- Constellation —
- Country Venezuela
Altitude now
642.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
97.63°
Period
97.3 min
97.3 min
Perigee
617km
Apogee
641km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:48 UTC (8.8 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 21.561° N
- Longitude
- 64.314° E
- Altitude
- 642.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.533 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:48 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- VENZ · Venezuela
- Country
- Venezuela VE
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Sept 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-052
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 2
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → VE | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → VENZ | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 22:59 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38782
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-052A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69S5
- Canonical slug
- vrss-1-38782
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.