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After 14 years since it was launched into orbit, Vietnams first Earth observation satellite - VNREDSat-1 is still operating stably, continuing to provide important satellite image data sources to serve resource management, environment, scientific research, socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security. Download Photo VNREDSat-1 taken in Da Nang on May 2, 2026VNREDSat-1 (full name Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster-monitoring Satellite-1) is Vietnams first earth observation optical satellite, with dimensions of 600 mm x 570 mm x 500 mm, weight of about 120 kg, developed by Airbus Group, and was successfully launched into orbit on September 1, 2026. May 7, 2013. This is the result of an ODA project supported by the French Government in Vietnam, which is a complete earth observation satellite system including satellites and control stations, receiving and processing images from satellites. Initially, the VNREDSat-1 satellite was produced with an expected lifespan of 5 years. However, up to now, the system continues to operate for the 14th year. This is Vietnams first closed remote sensing satellite system, allowing to actively receive, process and exploit satellite image data to serve many important fields. Not only supporting environmental resource monitoring, natural disaster warning, scientific research and training, VNREDSat-1 also contributes to socio-economic development, ensuring national security and affirming Vietnams space sovereignty. During operation, the VNREDSat-1 system encountered a number of technical problems that interrupted the provision of image data. However, with experience and knowledge accumulated over many years, the Vietnam Space Centers engineering team has proactively coordinated to overcome technical problems, helping the system continue to maintain stable operation. From 2020 to present, the VNREDSat-1 system has provided nearly 30,000 image scenes to serve many goals of managing and monitoring environmental resources, scientific research, training, socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security. This data source helps Vietnam increase its ability to proactively observe the Earth, reduce dependence on foreign data, and create a foundation for the development of digital technology applications based on space data. With an operating model consistent with practice, the VNREDSat-1 system has contributed to the formation of Vietnams space infrastructure, and is also an important technical and human resource foundation for the Academys low-altitude remote sensing satellite projects. Vietnam Science and Technology in the coming time. In the context of digital transformation and strategic technology development becoming a national priority, the aviation and aerospace sector continues to be identified as playing a particularly important role. Aviation and aerospace technology is in the national strategic technology group. Recently, in Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated April 30, 2026, promulgating the List of strategic technologies and the List of strategic technologies. Strategic technology products, aviation and aerospace technology continue to be among the 10 strategic technologies in Vietnam. This is a technology directly linked to national defense, security, space sovereignty, Earth observation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aviation - aerospace systems that have a great impact on national governance capacity as well as long-term technological capacity. According to the orientation of the Central Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation and transformation. digital, this is considered a fundamental technology group for the future, and has special significance for the goal of autonomy in sensitive areas related to security - defense and digital sovereignty. International studies, including assessments by the OECD, show that Earth observation technology is currently developing according to a strong convergence trend between satellites, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, digital twins, sensors and open data. This means the field Aviation and aerospace are no longer developing independently but are becoming part of an interdisciplinary strategic technology ecosystem. On the Vietnamese side, the Vietnam Space Center has been assigned the task of developing satellite technology, managing and operating Earth observation satellites; VNREDSat-1 has also been restored to operation. This shows that Vietnam has the initial organizational and technical foundation in the field of space technology. Technically, experts believe that placing technology at the aviation - aerospace level is appropriate, because this field simultaneously creates both UAV products and satellite systems or satellite constellations - two different product classes but with many common technology platforms such as sensors, controls, data transmission, materials and system integration.Thu GiangReferences 10 more successful years of VNREDSat-1
