Japan to launch Vietnam-made satellite into space
By Dang Khoa January 11, 2021 | 07:49 am GMT+7
Vietnam s NanoDragron satellite (bottom right) on display. Photo by Tien Phong.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be sending a micro-satellite built by Vietnamese engineers into orbit later this year.
JAXA will be launching 15 satellites into space this year as part of Japan s second experimental satellite program, including the micro-satellite NanoDragon developed and built by Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Le Xuan Huy, its deputy director, said, as cited by
Tien Phong.
The satellite is the product of a nano-sized micro-satellite project for the 2016-2020 period.
Weighing more than four kilograms, the satellite will be used as an optical imaging device to test satellite positioning in space and to track and monitor ships at sea.