Vietnam has started producing space rockets.
The Vietnamese-made rocket flies at an altitude of over 40 km, carrying scientific equipment to measure temperature, atmosphere, air, and other required parameters.
On the morning of November 14, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, the Military Technical Academy, and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly signed a contract to "Research, design, and manufacture a research rocket model (Souding Rocket) to carry scientific equipment for testing and collecting data on the upper atmosphere".
It is known that this is a topic under the National Science and Technology Program on Space Technology for the period 2016 - 2020, implemented in 24 months, starting from 2018.
The missile was researched and manufactured through a branch project by the Military Academy, Ministry of National Defense based on the principles of combat missiles, applied to economic development, which means it is based on the prototype of a ballistic missile carrying a warhead.
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| Missile Research Laboratory of Military Technical Academy. |
Colonel Dang Ngoc Thanh, Head of the Department of Aviation, Military Technical Academy, and Project Manager, said the rocket is designed to carry scientific equipment for missions in the atmosphere.
The missile can fly no lower than 40 km, is designed with two stages, and can separate stages carrying equipment to measure temperature and air pressure.
He said that this is a challenging task, but currently the design and manufacturing technology is completely domestically available, so the set goal can be successfully achieved.
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| TV-01 test rocket launches on the launch pad |
Previously, in April 2018, the first images of the rocket with the designation TV-01 appeared, designed to simulate in the field the process of launching a rocket carrying a satellite into orbit, researched and manufactured by the Military Technical Academy. This is considered a test version for the type of rocket that has just signed a development contract.
The TV-01 test rocket also has a 2-stage engine structure (launch engine, cruise engine) and 1 working stage carrying the "satellite box" to a specified location in space. It has flown to an altitude of more than 4,000 m, a range of more than 3,000 m, and performed the processes of separating the stages and deploying a parachute to recover the "satellite box".
The successful launch of the TV-01 rocket is an affirmation that the project VT/TLĐ/14-15 "Approaching low-altitude rocket launch techniques using physical models based on the TV-01 test rocket model" chaired by Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thanh Hai has completed its set goals.
This is the premise for Vietnam to move towards manufacturing a complete rocket to launch its own self-produced satellite into space orbit. At the same time, based on that achievement, we can also go back and produce a combat rocket variant because the technology of the two types is the same.
