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NanoDragon
Mission type Technology demonstration
Operator Vietnam National Satellite Center
COSPAR ID 2021-102J Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.49403 Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type3U CubeSat
Bus CubeSat
Manufacturer Vietnam National Satellite Center
Launch mass3.8 kg (8.4 lb)
Dimensions10 × 10 × 34 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 13.4 in)
Start of mission
Launch date9 November 2021, 00:55 UTC
Rocket Epsilon (No. 5)
Launch site Uchinoura Space Center
Contractor JAXA
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude560 km (350 mi)
Apogee altitude560 km (350 mi)
Inclination97.6°
Instruments
Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Optical camera
 

NanoDragon is a 3U CubeSat built by the Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC). NanoDragon will use its automatic identification system (AIS) receiver to monitor vessels, and will also test the accuracy of its attitude control using an optical imager. [1] [2] It carries an advanced OBC (on board computer) developed by Japan's Meisei Electric.

A project led by the Vietnam National Satellite Center, NanoDragon was manufactured by 36 Vietnamese engineers. [3] It was launched by Epsilon launch vehicle on 9 November 2021 as part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vệ tinh Việt được Nhật chọn đưa vào vũ trụ". VTC News (in Vietnamese). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sau MicroDragon, Việt Nam tiếp tục chế tạo vệ tinh nào?". VTC News (in Vietnamese). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Việt Nam phóng vệ tinh NanoDragon vào cuối năm 2020". VTC News (in Vietnamese). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ イプシロンロケット5号機による革新的衛星技術実証2号機の打上げ結果について [Innovative satellite technology demonstration by Epsilon rocket No. 5 About the launch result of No. 2] (in Japanese). JAXA. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.