A small Belgian company’s victory over larger French and British competition to provide an Earth observation satellite to Vietnam has added a third European company into the international mix of small-satellite providers as demand for these spacecraft appears to be growing. Backed by national and regional government authorities, Liege-based Spacebel is expected to sign the contract for the 100-kilogram Vietnamese satellite in March during a Belgian state visit to Vietnam. The satellite will carry an optical imager capable of taking pictures with a 2.5-meter resolution in black-and-white mode, and 10 meters in color. Read More
