VesselSat-2

VesselSat-2
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Ship tracking
Operator	LuxSpace (lessor) Orbcomm (operator)
COSPAR ID	2012-001B
SATCAT №	38047

Manufacturer	LuxSpace
Launch mass	28 kilograms (62 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	9 January 2012, 03:17 (2012-01-09UTC03:17Z) UTC
Rocket	Chang Zheng 4B Y26
Launch site	Taiyuan LC-9

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee	472 kilometres (293 mi)
Apogee	484 kilometres (301 mi)
Inclination	97.43 degrees
Period	94.02 minutes
Epoch	31 October 2013, 18:34:19 UTC^[1]

VesselSat-2 is a Luxembourgian microsatellite built and owned by LuxSpace, and operated by Orbcomm under lease. It carries a receiver for Automatic Identification System signals, used to track ships at sea. VesselSat-2 is the second of two VesselSat spacecraft, which were built by LuxSpace for Orbcomm, as replacements for the AIS capabilities of the failed Orbcomm-QL spacecraft.^[2]

VesselSat-2 was launched as a secondary payload on a Long March 4B carrier rocket which was carrying Ziyuan 3. The launch occurred at 03:17 UTC on 9 January 2012,^[3] from Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, and was the first orbital launch of the year.^[4]

References

↑ "VESSELSAT 2 Satellite details 2012-001B NORAD 38047". N2YO. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
↑ Krebs, Gunter. "VesselSat 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
↑ 中国成功发射首颗高精度立体测绘卫星"资源三号" (in Chinese). ChinaNews.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
↑ Barbosa, Rui C. (8 January 2012). "China opens 2012 with ZiYuan-3 launch via Long March 4B". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

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