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Nov 30, 2008 / 20:39

Vietnam to build Space Technology Center

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The Hanoi Times - A space technology research centre will be built in Hanoi using 350 million USD sourced from Japan s official development assistance (ODA). A project to build a space technology research and development center at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Hanoi is now being researchedThis announcement was made at a seminar jointly-held by the Vietnam Institute of Science and Technology and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)’s consultative group in Hanoi. The centre, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will aim to effectively implement the country’s space technology research and application strategy by 2020. The project will consist of 14 functional areas, including a satellite manufacturing plant, an integrating and testing centre, a magnetic field testing area, a satellite control centre and an observatory model. Work o­n the centre is scheduled to commence in 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2017. Participants at the seminar stressed the importance of building the space technology research centre, saying that it will help the country to master the technology to manufacture and launch satellites that are capable of capturing images of the whole of Vietnam in all weather conditions through the use of radar and optical technologies. The centre will capture and treat remote satellite data, giving an early warning of natural and environmental disasters, forecasting agricultural output and seafood resources, updating electronic map systems used for land management and planning, as well as building training systems. The feasibility study for the project is expected be completed later this year to be submitted to the Vietnamese and Japanese governments for approval.

The Hanoi Times - A space technology research centre will be built in Hanoi using 350 million USD sourced from Japan s official development assistance (ODA). A project to build a space technology research and development center at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Hanoi is now being researched

This announcement was made at a seminar jointly-held by the Vietnam Institute of Science and Technology and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)’s consultative group in Hanoi.


The centre, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will aim to effectively implement the country’s space technology research and application strategy by 2020. 

The project will consist of 14 functional areas, including a satellite manufacturing plant, an integrating and testing centre, a magnetic field testing area, a satellite control centre and an observatory model.

Work o­n the centre is scheduled to commence in 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2017.

Participants at the seminar stressed the importance of building the space technology research centre, saying that it will help the country to master the technology to manufacture and launch satellites that are capable of capturing images of the whole of Vietnam in all weather conditions through the use of radar and optical technologies.

The centre will capture and treat remote satellite data, giving an early warning of natural and environmental disasters, forecasting agricultural output and seafood resources, updating electronic map systems used for land management and planning, as well as building training systems.

The feasibility study for the project is expected be completed later this year to be submitted to the Vietnamese and Japanese governments for approval.

The Hoa Lac Space Center  will be built o­n 9 ha. of land in the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, 30 km from Hanoi’s centre. The center will have a space technology operating zone, a small satellite assembly, integration and testing zone, a planetarium, a research and training zone and a ground station to receive data from satellites.  

Japanese experts will help Vietnam manufacture a small satellite and apply remote sensing technology to serve economic and social development. 

According to Takeo Matsuzawa, from the JETRO Study Team, the Hoa Lac Space Center will have the most modern equipment. Thanks to this centre, Vietnam can cut 10% of their losses that are caused by natural disasters, according to the Japanese expert. The centre can also help manage oil spills, forest fires, and prevent the illegal exploitation of timber.  

Besides supervising disasters and managing natural resources, the centre can help Vietnam develop sci-tech and supporting industries.  

Dr. Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science and Technology, Director of Space Technology Institute, said the Institute and JETRO experts are still working o­n the feasibility report of this project. The report will be submitted to the Vietnamese and Japanese governments in late 2008.  

In June 2006, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a framework cooperation agreement in the field of space technology.  
On October 14, 2006 the Prime Minister approved the Strategy o­n Research and Application of Space Technology to 2020.  
In a talk between the Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers in October 2006, the two sides agreed that the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park would be o­ne of three key cooperation projects between the two countries.  
On November 20, 2006 the Prime Minister signed a decision to set up the Space Technology Institute (STI) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.   
In November 2007, the joint statement of the Vietnam-Japan cooperation program named “Looking to strategic partnership between Vietnam-Japan” defined space technology as o­ne of the cooperation fields between the two countries.  
In July 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) set up a consulting group, under the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), to do feasibility research of the Hoa Lac Space Center.  
In August 2008 the management board of the Hoa Lac Space Center project was established.  
On August 18, 2008, the Institute for Space Technology Institute and JETRO signed a cooperation agreement o­n writing the feasibility research report for the Hoa Lac Space Center project.

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