A Japanese group of researchers has suggested a roadmap on using small satellite beams and developing a space industry in Vietnam.

In the past 10 years, Vietnam has manufactured its own satellites, paving the way for the development of the local space industry.

Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite successfully separated from Japan’s fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket at 11:07 am (Japan time), flying in outer space by itself.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on November 6 announced the delay of the launch of its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket that is expected to carry nine small satellites, including Vietnam’s NanoDragon.

After two delays, Vietnam's NanoDragon satellite will be put on the launch pad for the third time by the end of this week.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, on October 7 morning suspended the launch of its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket that is expected to carry nine small satellites, including Vietnam’s NanoDragon.

The launch is slated to take place from 7:51.21 am to 7:55.16 am (Hanoi time), according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on October 1 morning suspended the launch of its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket some 19 seconds before the scheduled liftoff time.

NanoDragon, a nano-layer cubesat satellite developed by the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, is scheduled to be launched into orbit from Japan on October 1.

Vietnam has sent NanoDragon satellite to Japan to hand over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to launch into space.

Micro-satellite NanoDragon, developed and built by the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), will go through a final test this month before it is put into orbit this September.

Elon Musk’s interconnected internet network project has begun accepting people, including Vietnamese, who want to sign up for a trial period.

A telecom carrier said launching a satellite would assess the efficiency of a satellite-internet business model. If it is done, Vietnam would use satellite constellation technology, a growing trend.

A research project by the Department of National Remote Sensing has for the first time used images provided by VNREDSat-1, Vietnam’s very first remote sensing satellite, in calculating carbon dioxide emissions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has made a big leap in recent years in the space industry with telecommunication satellites in a geostationary orbit, and has now has set to work on carrier rockets. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With the successful launch of MicroDragon satellite on January 18, Vietnam is in the top 4 ASEAN in satellite technology. 

Vietnam will launch Micro Dragon into space by the end of this year. The person who built the camera, considered the heart of the optical satellite, is female scientist Nguyen Thi Thao, officer at the Vietnam Space Center.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists believe that Vietnam should master remote-sensing satellite technology as it will have to buy geostationary telecommunication satellites for dozens of years more.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Satellite Center, which regulates activities related to space and satellite, will be renamed Vietnam Space Center on July 17.