8
Objects launched
8
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegafly-1 | 2026 Mar 30 | Payload | Operating |
| NanoDragon | 2021 Nov 9 | Payload | Operating |
| MicroDragon | 2019 Jan 18 | Payload | Reentered |
| PicoDragon | 2013 Aug 3 | Payload | Reentered |
| VNRedSat-1A | 2013 May 7 | Payload | Operating |
| F-1 | 2012 Jul 21 | Payload | Reentered |
| Vinasat-2 | 2012 May 15 | Payload | Operating |
| Vinasat | 2008 Apr 18 | Payload | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)2000s1
2010s5
2020s2
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 8 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | VinasatGCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 2,008GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,026GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | No authoritative open source found |
| Total tracked objects | No authoritative open source found |
- 1980 - first Vietnamese astronaut/cosmonaut into space on Soviet spacecraft
- 2008 - first telecommunications satellite (VINASAT-1) built by US company and launched on European rocket
- 2012 - first educational/scientific cube satellite (F-1) built jointly with and launched by Japan; second telecommunications satellite (VINASAT-2) built by US and launched on European rocket
- 2013 - first domestically built remote-sensing (RS)/technology-demonstrator cube satellite (PicoDragon) launched by Japan; first RS satellite (VNREDSat-1a or Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment, and Disaster Monitoring Satellite) launched on European rocket
- 2016 - signed an agreement with India to establish a satellite tracking and imaging center in Ho Chi Minh City in exchange for access to Indian RS imagery
- 2018 - completed National Space Center in Hanoi
- 2021 - announced a developmental roadmap for producing “Made in Vietnam” small satellites as part of a larger effort to increase space sciences and technology through 2030; signed an agreement with Japan to increase cooperation on space defense
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
