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Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite launched into outer space

The fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket which carries Vietnam’s NanoDragon and eight other small satellites of Japan, was successfully launched into outer space at 9:55am (Japan time) on November 9.
Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite launched into outer space ảnh 1The fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket which carries Vietnam’s NanoDragon and eight other small satellites of Japan was successfully launched into outer space. (Photo: JAXA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket which carries Vietnam’sNanoDragon and eight other small satellites of Japan, was successfully launched into outer spaceat 9:55am (Japan time) on November 9.

Previously, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had to stop launching Epsilon-5 thrice onOctober 1, October 7 and November 7 due to ground radar issue, and unfavourableweather.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam, who was presentat the Uchinoura Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture to witness the launch, said: “I was touched when witnessing the moment the Epsilon-5 rocket at the UchinouraSpace Centre was launched, carrying Vietnam's NanoDragon satellite into outer space”.

This moment has gone into history and marked a new development milestone of Vietnam's spaceindustry, Nam said.

According to the JAXA,the satellites launched into outer space this time are part of JAXA's second"Innovative satellite technology demonstration" programme. Afterabout 52 minutes, Epsilon-5 will begin dropping the nine satellites into orbit.NanoDragon is the last satellite to be released into outer space after leavingthe ground 1 hour, 11 minutes and 38 seconds.

NanoDragon, a nano-layer cubesat satellite which weighs around four kilogrammes, was developed by the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) underthe Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. The development of theNanoDragon satellite is part of VNSC's "made in Vietnam" smallsatellite development roadmap.

It was delivered to Japan on August 11 and testedat the Uchinoura Space Centre from August 16-17 before being officiallytransferred to the JAXA for launching under the second "Innovativesatellite technology demonstration" programme./.
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