Arianespace Vega Selected to Launch Vietnamese Satellite
2017-05-15
Arianespace and Astrium have signed a launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, the companies announced Jan. 4.
Arianespace will launch VNREDSat-1A in the second quarter of 2013 on the company’s second Vega launcher, Verta 1, from the Guiana Space Center for the European Space Agency (ESA). VNREDSat-1A will then be injected into sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
VNREDSat-1A represents Arianespace’s first contract of 2013. The 120-kg Astrium-built satellite aims to supply Vietnam with a complete satellite system and ground receiving facilities.
