https://spacewatch.global/tag/jv-lotusat-2/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/jv-lotusat-2/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/vietnam-formally-orders-eo-lotusat-1-from-japans-nec-and-sumitomo-corp/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16556 The Vietnamese government has finally made the formal order for its LotuSat-1 Earth observation satellite from Japanese satellite manufacturer NEC and Sumitomo Corp. The order was made in Tokyo on Friday, 18 October 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-microdragon-launches-by-end-of-2018-to-chair-ceos-for-2019/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10990 Vietnam is set to have its MicroDragon Earth observation satellite launched from Japan in December 2018, while it also prepares to take the chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in January 2019, further cementing Vietnam’s status as a major space power in Southeast Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-lotusat-1-expected-to-be-launched-in-2019/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10924 Vietnamese and Japanese officials revealed last week that they expect the Vietnamese radar Earth observation satellite, LOTUSat-1, to be launched sometime in 2019 after years of regulatory and diplomatic delays.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/vietnam-joins-japan-led-asian-microsatellite-consortium/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8278 Vietnam has formally joined the Japanese-led Asian Microsatellite Consortium (AMC) with the completion of its MicroDragon microsatellite, a move that will help the Southeast Asian country develop the necessary technologies and human capacities to design and produce further microsatellites, the Vietnam Space Center (VNSC) announced on 9 April 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/vietnam-completes-construction-microdragon-microsatellite/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8235 With the imminent launch of its new microsatellite, MicroDragon, Vietnam is advancing its quest to become an indigenous spacepower - with Japanese support - in an increasingly geopolitically tense neighbourhood.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/japan-launches-latest-igs-reconnaissance-satellite-monitor-north-korean-chinese-russian-threats/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7696 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>