NanoDragon satellite will be in orbit on October 1, 2021

16/09/2021
On August 20, 2021, the Japanese Aerospace Agency (JAXA) officially announced the launch schedule of Epsilon 5 rocket carrying 9 satellites into orbit (including 01 Vietnamese satellite, NanoDragon 3.8kg, and 08 other Japanese satellites) as follows:

Launch date: October 1, 2021
Estimated launch time: about 09:48 – 09:59 Japan time (equivalent to 07:48 – 07:59 Vietnam time)
Reserve launch time: from October 2, 2021 to November 30, 2021
Launch site: Uchinoura Space Center

Vietnam's NanoDragon satellite was officially handed over to Japan on August 17, 2021

Information on the order of launching satellites on the Epsilon 5 rocket is as follows:

Number  Work Time (hour-minute-second) Time (second) Height (km) Speed (km/h)
1 Launch 0     0     0 0 0 0.4
2 Split floor 1         2     41 161 130 2.0
3 Split floor 2        6     30 390 241 4.7
4 Split floor 3        9     54 594 239 7.9
5 Split satellite RAISE-2        52   35 3155 570 7.6
6 Split satellite TeikyoSat-4 1     06   30 3990 570 7.6
7 Split satellite ASTERISC 1     06   53 4013 570 7.6
8 Split satellite Z-Sat 1     10   06 4206 574 7.6
9 Split satellite DRUMS 1     10   29 4229 574 7.6
10 Split satellite HIBARI 1     10   52 4252 575 7.6
11 Split satellites KOSEN-1 and ARICA 1      11  15 4275 575 7.6
12 Split satellite NanoDragon 1      11   38 4298 576 7.6

The trajectory of the Epsilon 5 rocket (JAXA: https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2021/08/files/20210820_epsilon5.pdf)

Previously, on August 11, 2021, the NanoDragon satellite, manufactured by the Vietnam Space Center (VNSC) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), was moved from Noi Bai Airport to Narita airport, Tokyo. After that, NanoDragon was transferred to the Uchinoura Space Center launch site, Kagoshima province, for final inspection on shape, size, power supply switching system during launch, the inspection process took place in two days 16- August 17, 2021. Immediately after the inspection, on August 17, 2021 NanoDragon was officially handed over to the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) for launch under the Program "Demonstrating Advanced Satellite Technology 2".

Japanese experts install Vietnam's NanoDragon satellite into the rocket's launch tube

Information about NanoDragon satellite

NanoDragon (NDG) is a 3.8 kg nano-class cubesat satellite with standard dimensions of 3U (100 x 100 x 340.5 mm), developed by VNSC. The satellite is the product of the Project "Research, design, manufacture, launch and test operation of nano-sized microsatellites" under the "National Science and Technology Program on space technology 2016 – 2020”. The process of researching, designing, integrating and testing satellite functions is completely done in Vietnam, by VNSC's research staff. 

The NanoDragon satellite was developed with the following purposes: Mastering the technology of developing small satellite systems of the Southern Institute; Testing the system and technology of micro-satellite beams that can receive signals and automatically identify ships (Automatic Identification System - AIS) to track and monitor vehicles at sea; Perfection calibration, quality control system and satellite positioning. The NanoDragon satellite is expected to operate in a solar synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 560 km.

NanoDragon is a satellite 100% researched, designed and manufactured in Vietnam, and is a product in the development roadmap of small satellites "Made in Vietnam" of VNSC, aiming to implement the "Strategy for development and application of space science and technology until 2030" which was approved by the Prime Minister on February 4, 2021.

 

Translated by Phuong Ha
Link to Vietnamese version

 



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