# Vietnam National Space Center
*research-institute . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["vnsc.org.vn"]
- **country**: Vietnam
- **website**: https://vnsc.org.vn
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"research-institute","operator_domains":"[\"vnsc.org.vn\"]","country":"Vietnam","website":"https://vnsc.org.vn"}

## Editorial
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.[^vnsc-history][^vnsc-about] 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.[^vnredsat1-eoportal][^microdragon-wikipedia][^nanodragon-wikipedia][^lotusat1-eoportal][^lotusat12-gunters] That mission set makes VNSC a useful institutional reference point for Vietnamese EO mission ownership, programme continuity, and future mission context.

## Sources
- [vnsc-history] | VNSC History - Vietnam National Space Center | https://vnsc.org.vn/en/about-vnsc/history/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-20
- [vnsc-about] | About VNSC | https://vnsc.org.vn/en/about-vnsc/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-20
- [vnredsat1-eoportal] | VNREDSat-1 - eoPortal | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/vnredsat-1 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [microdragon-wikipedia] | MicroDragon - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroDragon | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [nanodragon-wikipedia] | NanoDragon - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanoDragon | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [lotusat1-eoportal] | LOTUSat-1 - eoPortal | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/lotusat-1 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [lotusat12-gunters] | LOTUSat 1,2 - Gunter's Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lotusat-1.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20

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