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VNREDSat-1
First optical Earth Observing satellite of Vietnam. VNREDSat-1 was launched on May 7, 2013 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2013-021BNORAD 39160Vietnam
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- VNRedSat-1A
- Common name
- VNREDSat-1
- International designator
- 2013-021B
- NORAD catalog number
- 39160
- GCAT identifier
- S39160
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- VNREDSAT
- Owner
- VAST
- Country
- Vietnam
- Builder
- Astrium (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- AstroSat-100
Launch
- Date
- May 7, 2013 · 02:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-021Success
- Rocket
- Vega
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ZLV
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 670 km
- Apogee
- 672 km
- Inclination
- 98.13°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 115 kg
- Dry mass
- 115 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.60 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5098773 (CC0).