| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-060A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 42954 |
| Mission duration | 5 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | CAST 2000 |
| Manufacturer | China Great Wall Industry Corporation China Academy of Space Technology |
| Launch mass | 975 kilograms (2,150 lb) at launch |
| Power | @1700Kw |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 October 2017, 04:12 UTC |
| Rocket | Chang Zheng 2D |
| Launch site | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 |
| Contractor | SAS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | low Earth orbit[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0023[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 634.6 kilometres (394.3 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 663.7 kilometres (412.4 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 98.00[1] |
| Period | 97.6[1] |
| Epoch | 17350.82709734 |
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. It was built and launched by the Chinese and has been named after Venezuelan revolutionary Antonio José de Sucre.