Vietnam’s super-small satellite to be launched

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(VOVworld) - The Japanese space craft Konotori No. 4, scheduled to launch next week, will carry a super-small Vietnamese satellite to the International Space Station. The launch was announced by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) - The Japanese space craft Konotori No. 4, scheduled to launch next week, will carry a super-small Vietnamese satellite to the International Space Station. The launch was announced by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday. The cubic PicoDragon satellite, which measures 10x10x10cm was co-developed by the Vietnam Space Technology Institute and Tokyo University.

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PicoDragon is tested in space environment. (Photo: vnsc.org.vn)

After entering orbit in October, it will capture images of the Earth and conduct communications experiments using amateur radio devices.

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