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MicroDragon
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by Vietnam National Space Center.
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MicroDragon was a Vietnamese Earth-observation microsatellite and capacity-building mission operated by the Vietnam National Space Center.[1] Its primary payload supported ocean-colour remote sensing and aerosol-polarisation remote sensing, with bus-heritage verification as an additional mission objective.[1] The spacecraft used the MicroDragon microsatellite bus, with a 50.5 kg mass and 50 x 50 x 50 cm form factor.[1] MicroDragon launched on 2019-01-18 on the JAXA Epsilon-4 Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission.[2] MicroDragon operated in sun-synchronous orbit.[1] The mission ended on 2024-10-01.[3]
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | Vietnam National Space Center |
| platform | microdragon-bus |
| launch vehicle | jaxa-epsilon |
| Launched | 2019-01-18 |
| actual end of life | 2024-10-01 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous orbit; altitude varies across public summaries |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Vietnamese ocean, coastal-water, and aerosol-observation applications |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1, JAXA Research and Development Directorateagency doc2026-06-21
- [2]Launch results of Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 aboard Epsilon-4, JAXAagency doc2026-06-21
- [3]MicroDragon, Wikipediacommunity2026-06-21