It is the third time that the operation has been postponed, since on October 1 it was prevented by a failure in the radar system in charge of determining the speed and position of the carrier rocket, and on October 7, due to the strong winds prevailing in Kagoshima prefecture.
Now, according to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the device and eight Japanese satellites will be launched on Tuesday 9 just before 10 in the morning. Measuring 10x10x34 centimeters and weighing almost four kilograms, the NanoDragon will operate in a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 560 kilometers. Its mission will consist of locating vessels on the high seas using a system similar to the well-known GPS.
The research, design and manufacturing process of the micro-satellite was fully carried out by the Vietnam National Space Center, while the review of its technical parameters was carried out by JAXA.
Vietnamese scientists work on two larger satellites, LOTUSat-1 and LOTUSat-2, whose missions will be to provide data to improve the efficiency of natural resource management and prevent damage caused by typhoons and other natural disasters.
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