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CAST-2000 satellite bus

Missions → VRSS-1 (Miranda) (Ended) , VRSS-2 (Sucre) (Operational)

China Academy of Space Technology small-satellite bus used for VRSS-1.

CAST-2000 is a small-satellite bus associated with VRSS-1, also named Francisco de Miranda ^[1]^[2]. VRSS-1 connects CAST to the programme; VRSS-1 is based on the CAST-2000 platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology ^[1]^[2]. The available platform instance uses an 880 kg VRSS-1 launch-mass basis, which places the bus in the medium class ^[1]. VRSS-1 launched on 2012-09-29 for high-resolution land and vegetation observation, with expected end of life in 2022 ^[1].

Operator pricing

Pricing not publicly listed by operator

Supply chain position

platform for VRSS-1 (Miranda)

platform for VRSS-2 (Sucre)

Sources

[1]WMO OSCAR satellite record: VRSS-1agency doc2026-06-26
[2]VRSS-1 mission overviewcommunity2026-06-26

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@misc{eoatlas:products:bus:cast-2000,
  title = {CAST-2000 satellite bus},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/bus/cast-2000}
}