VNREDSat-1
| Company type | Satellite |
|---|---|
| Industry | Earth observation |
| Founded | May 7, 2013 |
| Products | Optical Earth observation satellite imagery |
VNREDSat-1 (Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster Monitoring Satellite, also known as VNREDSat-1A) represents Vietnam's inaugural optical Earth observation satellite. Its primary objectives include assessing the impacts of climate change, forecasting natural calamities, and enhancing the sustainable management of the nation's natural resources.
Satellite
Constructed in Toulouse by EADS Astrium, the development of VNREDSat-1 incorporated hands-on training for 15 Vietnamese engineers working closely with the Astrium team. The satellite utilizes Astrium's proven AstroSat100 platform, which is also employed in Chile’s SSOT initiative and Algeria’s ALSAT-2 mission. With a mass of 120 kg, it provides imagery at a spatial resolution of 2.5 m in panchromatic mode and 10 m across four multispectral bands, capturing a swath width of 17.5 km. It maintains a Sun-synchronous orbit at altitudes ranging from 600 to 700 km.
Launch
VNREDSat-1 was deployed from ELV at the Guiana Space Centre aboard the Vega VV02 launch vehicle at 02:06:31 UTC on 7 May 2013. The mission also included the deployment of the PROBA-V and ESTCube-1 satellites.