Vietnam suspends launch of NanoDragon satellite due to bad weather


The solid-fuel Epsilon 5 rocket at the launch pad on October 1. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The planned launch of a satellite made entirely by Vietnamese engineers has been suspended for a second time.

On Thursday (Oct 7) morning, the NanoDragon satellite was scheduled to launch onboard the Epsilon rocket in Japan.

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