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Vietnam’s sea observation satellite to be launched in Japan

Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite was delivered to Japan on August 11 ahead of its planned launch into outer space, according to the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
Vietnam’s sea observation satellite to be launched in Japan ảnh 1Vietnam’s sea observation satellite to be launched in Japan (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite was delivered to Japan on August 11 ahead of its planned launch into outer space, according to the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. 

The centre said the satellite will be transferred to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). 

The NanoDragon satellite (NDG), a nano-layer cubesat satellite which weighs 3,8kg kilograms, was developed by the VNSC. It is expected to be launched into orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture in the fiscal year 2021 (to March 2022) of Japan.

Vietnam’s sea observation satellite to be launched in Japan ảnh 2Scientists of the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)

The satellite is the product of a project to design, manufacture, launch and test operation of a nano-sized microsatellite under the national space science and technology programme in the 2016-2020 period.

The process of researching, designing, integrating, and testing the satellite's functions was carried out completely in Vietnam by VNSC researchers. 

The satellite was developed with the purpose of demonstrating it could use micro-satellite beam technology to receive the Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal to track and monitor activities at sea.

The centre said after the manufacturing, integration and functional testing were conducted in Vietnam from March 9 - April 9, the satellite has passed pre-launch environmental testing at the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.

Along with the satellite development process, a ground station to operate the satellite after its launch has been installed and ready for operation at the VNSC in the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi.

Previously, the VNSC also successfully developed the 1-kg-microsatellite PicoDragon, and the 50-kg satellite MicroDragon, which were launched into orbit in 2013 and 2019, respectively./.
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