PicoDragon

PicoDragon is a small satellite that followed the 1U type of CubeSat program built by the Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC) which belongs to VAST and operated in space for 3 months.

It was the first product to be built in Vietnam in the space technology field. The target for this project is to co-operate in space technology development between Vietnam and Japan. It is also the first Vietnamese satellite to launch successfully to space. Before the launch of PicoDragon, there had been 4 satellites launched into orbit: VNREDSat 1A, F-1, Vinasat-1 and Vinasat-2 although F-1 failed upon its launch. Vinasat-1, Vinasat-2, VNREDSat 1A were all built by foreign partners or companies. ==Specifications== Size: Weight: Time operating: About 3 months Orbit High: Inclination: 51.6 degrees Senses devices: CMOS camera (640 × 480 dpi) to take picture about Earth Contact by wireless link Broadcast station frequency about 437.250 MHz Telemetry downlink 1k2 bit/s AFSK 800 mW AX.25 about 437.365 MHz Very high frequency uplink use for control.