missions
LOTUSat-2
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by Vietnam National Space Center.
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LOTUSat-2 is Vietnam's planned sister X-band SAR Earth-observation mission for disaster monitoring, climate-change countermeasures, and flood mapping.[1] The mission is operated by the Vietnam National Space Center and is associated with the LOTUSat X-band SAR payload and a NEXTAR-300L heritage spacecraft bus.[1] It follows the LOTUSat programme scope established for Vietnam's SAR satellite system.[2][1] As of 2026-06-21, LOTUSat-2 remains planned, with launch vehicle and launch date not authoritatively confirmed.[1][3]
Full specification
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| current status | planned |
| operator | Vietnam National Space Center |
| platform | nextar-300l |
| orbit type | SSO ~500 km (planned) |
| swath km | 50 |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Vietnam and regional disaster/climate monitoring |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Compositional position
Sources
- [1]NEC receives order for LOTUSat-1 satellite system for Vietnamoperator press2026-06-21
- [2]LOTUSat 1, 2 - Gunter's Space Pagecommunity2026-06-21
- [3]Epsilon Launch Vehicle - JAXAagency doc2026-06-21