(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.
![Vietnam’s super-small satellite to be launched - ảnh 1](https://photo-cms-vovworld.zadn.vn/w500/uploaded/vovworld/wpxlqdhnw/2013_07_24/pico dragon tested in space environment vnsc.org.vn.jpg) |
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.