VRSS-1
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| Launch date | September 29, 2012, 7:12 AM GMT+3 |
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| Orbit height | 640 km |
| Speed on orbit | 7. 5 km/s |
| Max speed | 27,000 km/h |
| Cost | 67. 8 million USD (2012) |
| Manufacturers | China Academy of Space Technology |
| China Great Wall Industry Corporation | |
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| ID | 2960746 |
About VRSS-1
VRSS-1, also known as 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.