AsianScientist (Apr. 8, 2014) – In 2013, Vietnam launched its first optical satellite into space. A year on, Vietnam reports the satellite’s success.
Codenamed VNREDSat-1 (Vietnam’s first Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster monitoring satellite), the satellite was launched into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on May 7 last year. As its name suggests, the satellite monitors and studies the effects of climate change to help the country predict and take measures to prevent natural disasters. It also helps to optimize the management of Vietnam’s natural resources.
The VNREDSat-1 project was coordinated by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to create a complete supervision system independent of ground receiving stations and remote sensing imaging centers.
Up to the last day of 2013, VNREDSat-1 revolved around the Earth 3,465 times and took 20,463 photos of the world, out of which 5,043 were local photos.
“This is a source of valuable remote sensing data to meet different needs of Vietnam,” according a spokesperson from VAST.
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Source: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
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