Vietnam to launch two new satellites in 2019
VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to launch two new satellites in 2019 to help boost agricultural production and minimize natural disaster impact.
Deputy Director of the National Satellite Center, Vu Anh Tuan said the US$ 600 million project is expected to save US$150 million per year from disaster resilience activities.
“We try to master satellite control technology in natural disaster impact mitigation. We expect to save 10% of disaster costs annually, or US$150 million. Vietnam now only has two telecom and observation satellites,” he added.