https://spacewatch.global/tag/vietnam/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:00:32 +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/vietnam/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/nec-to-provide-vietnam-with-lotusat-1-earth-observation-satellite-system/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21975 NEC Corporation announced on 23 April 2020 that it received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the "LOTUSat-1" Earth observation satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/race-is-on-to-supply-high-resolution-earth-observation-satellites-to-vietnam/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16741 Earth observation satellite manufacturers from France, Israel, Japan, Russia, and the United States are vying to build a high-resolution imaging satellite for Vietnam, according to French online publication Intelligence Online.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/vietnam-hosts-33rd-committee-on-earth-observation-satellites-in-hanoi/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16745 The Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) hosted the plenary of the 33rd Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in Hanoi on 15 October 2019.]]> 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/2019/05/vietnam-and-france-discuss-earth-observation-and-space-climate-observatory-cooperation/ Thu, 30 May 2019 05:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14369 The President of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, met with Chau Van Minh, President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) at the CNES head office in Paris on 27 May 2019, in the presence of Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), and Bui Trong Tuyen, Director of the Space Technology Institute (STI).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/frances-cnes-showcases-space-cooperation-strategy-to-french-space-industry/ Fri, 17 May 2019 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14141 Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the French national space agency - the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), opened the International Affairs Seminar at the agency’s head office in Paris on 13 May 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/2018/12/spacewatchgl-oped-the-role-of-satellites-in-future-smart-cities-the-case-of-thailand/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11786 The rapid growth of people migrating to cities to live, study or work is set to continue. According to the United Nations, more than half of today’s 7.5 billion world population live in cities. By 2050, about 70% of the world’s 9.8 billion population will settle in urban areas.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/spacewatchgl-interview-dr-scott-pace-of-the-u-s-national-space-council-part-ii/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11675 The United States National Space Council was re-established by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 after ceasing operations in 1993. The Council works to develop a strategy for national space activities and also to foster co-operation with other countries and space agencies in order to advance the U.S. space agenda and to share information. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/south-koreas-kt-sat-examining-blockchain-iot-as-part-of-market-reevaluation/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11591 KT Sat, South Korea’s only commercial satellite communications company, has announced that it has created a working group to examine the integration of emerging technologies into its commercial offerings, to include blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/vietnam-and-france-sign-space-climate-observatory-and-other-space-agreements/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11165 During a visit to Vietnam by the French Prime Minister, Jean-Yves Le Gall, the President of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), signed a number of agreements with Vietnamese counterparts covering the French-led Space Climate Observatory (SCO), STEM education, and maritime and oceanographic surveillance.]]> 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/2018/10/spacewatchgl-oped-asia-in-space-cooperation-or-conflict/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10873 As the Asian Century takes on an interstellar dimension, who will write the rules of the road? Rajeswari Rajagopalan writes that space will likely be no exception to Asia’s great power rivalries.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/sultanate-of-brunei-to-host-indian-satellite-tracking-and-telemetry-station/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 05:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10404 The Indian government cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been briefed about a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam covering space cooperation and the establishment of a telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) station in the Southeast Asian country for orbiting satellites and launch vehicles.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/chinas-hainan-earth-observation-constellation-for-south-china-sea-monitoring-to-launch-next-year/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9956 China's Hainan Earth observation satellite constellation that is designed to "reinforce national sovereignty" over the South China Sea and other disputed territories is set to start launching its first satellites in 2019, according to Chinese state media reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/vietnam-partners-with-airbus-defence-and-space-on-satellite-research/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9811 Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus Defence and Space that allows both parties to cooperate on space and satellite areas of interest, according to a report published in SpaceTechAsia.com.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/thailands-mu-space-secures-orbital-slot-for-satellite-coverage-of-southeast-asia/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9092 Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it has secured an orbital slot and spectrum for its proposed communications satellite, planned for launch in 2020 by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The mu Space satellite is expected to provide satellite broadband throughout Southeast Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/vietnam-laos-cambodia-receive-nasa-remote-sensing-aid/ Thu, 17 May 2018 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8689 The US space agency, NASA, has officially launched a project to provide remote sensing data to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, aiding regional environmental and population monitoring as part of a wider effort for sustainable resource management and planning in these countries.]]> 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.]]>