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Vietnam National Space Center
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-20. Not independently verified by Vietnam National Space Center.
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Vietnam National Space Center is a research body under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, with VNSC materials documenting its institutional history and role.[1][2] For Earth observation users, VNSC is relevant as a Vietnamese national mission operator. Its mission portfolio includes VNREDSat-1, MicroDragon, NanoDragon, LOTUSat-1, and LOTUSat-2.[3][4][5][6][7] That mission set makes VNSC a useful institutional reference point for Vietnamese EO mission ownership, programme continuity, and future mission context.
Operates
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launched 2013-05-07 / SSO / 3 day revisit / 17.5 km swath
- MicroDragonended
launched 2019-01-18 / Sun-synchronous orbit; altitude varies across public summaries
- NanoDragonended
launched 2021-11-09 / Sun-synchronous orbit; public summaries cite about 560 km and 97.6 deg inclination
- LOTUSat-1planned
SSO ~500 km (planned) / 50 km swath
- LOTUSat-2planned
SSO ~500 km (planned) / 50 km swath
Manufactures
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retired
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retired
- [1]VNSC History - Vietnam National Space Centeroperator marketing2026-06-20
- [2]About VNSCoperator marketing2026-06-20
- [3]VNREDSat-1 - eoPortalagency doc2026-06-20
- [4]MicroDragon - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
- [5]NanoDragon - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
- [6]LOTUSat-1 - eoPortalagency doc2026-06-20
- [7]LOTUSat 1,2 - Gunter's Space Pagecommunity2026-06-20