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Space program overview Vietnam, in 3 editions.

The entry for Vietnam published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.

editions changed the text
2
the first edition with it
2023
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).

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  • has a growing national space program focused on acquiring, operating, and exploiting satellites, as well as expanding domestic capabilities in satellites and associated sub-system production, space sciences, and technology applications;
  • builds and operates communications and remote sensing satellites;
  • conducting research and development on space science and applied space technologies, such as advanced optics and space data exploitation;
  • has worked closely with Japan on its space program;
  • has also established relationships with the space agencies or commercial space sectors of some European countries (such as France), India, and the US (2025)

has a growing national space program focused on acquiring, operating, and exploiting satellites, as well as expanding domestic capabilities in satellites and associated sub-system production, space sciences, and technology applications; builds and operates communications and remote sensing satellites; conducting research and development on space science and applied space technologies, such as advanced optics and space data exploitation; has worked closely with Japan on its space program since inception; cooperation has included funding, loans, training, technical expertise, and data sharing; program; has also established relationships with the space agencies or commercial space sectors of some European countries (such as France), India, and the US (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
(2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Vietnam: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/vietnam/space-program-overview.

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