Engineering:MicroDragon
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Vietnam National Space Center |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-003D |
| SATCAT no. | 43935 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Microsatellite |
| Manufacturer | Vietnam National Space Center |
| Launch mass | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Dimensions | 50 × 50 × 50 cm (20 × 20 × 20 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2019, 00:50 UTC |
| Rocket | Epsilon |
| Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center |
| Contractor | JAXA |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 1 October 2024 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
MicroDragon was a satellite built by the Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC).
Satellite
MicroDragon satellite was the product of "Preventing natural disasters and climate change using Earth observation satellite" (Vietnamese: Phòng chống thiên tai và biến đổi khí hậu sử dụng vệ tinh quan sát Trái Đất) project.[1]
It was manufactured by 36 Vietnamese engineers.[2] It costed 600 million USD.[3]
MicroDragon's weight and dimension were 50 kg (110 lb) and 50 × 50 × 50 cm (20 × 20 × 20 in), respectively.[4]
The satellite was successfully launched on 18 January 2019, along with six Japanese satellites.[1]
The satellite decayed on 1 October 2024.[5]
See also
- PicoDragon
- NanoDragon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phóng thành công vệ tinh Microdragon". 2019-01-18. https://vast.gov.vn/tin-chi-tiet/-/chi-tiet/phong-thanh-cong-ve-tinh-microdragon-5126-463.html.
- ↑ "Việt Nam phóng vệ tinh NanoDragon vào cuối năm 2020" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. January 17, 2021. https://vtc.vn/viet-nam-phong-ve-tinh-nanodragon-vao-cuoi-nam-2020-ar522691.html.
- ↑ "Vệ tinh ‘Made in Vietnam’ đầu tiên tách khỏi tên lửa, bay vào quỹ đạo với vận tốc 7,6 km/giây, gửi tín hiệu đầu tiên sau 25 giờ phóng". 2024-11-09. https://nguoiquansat.vn/ve-tinh-made-in-vietnam-dau-tien-tach-khoi-ten-lua-bay-vao-quy-dao-voi-van-toc-7-6-km-giay-gui-tin-hieu-dau-tien-sau-25-gio-phong-176021.html.
- ↑ "MicroDragon". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/microdragon.htm.
- ↑ "MICRODRAGON Satellite details 2019-003D NORAD 43935". https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=43935.
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