NEC to Provide Vietnam with 'LOTUSat-1' Earth Observation Satellite System

摘要

Contributing to measures against natural disasters and climate change in Vietnam NEC Corporation announced that it received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the "LOTUSat-1" Earth observation satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC)(1). The order also includes development of a ground system and local human capacity building programs related to satellite development processes, and is expected to be worth approximately 20 billion yen.