(VOVworld) - The Japanese space craft Konotori No. 4, scheduled to launch next week, will carry a super-small Vietnamese satellite to the International Space Station. The launch was announced by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday. The cubic PicoDragon satellite, which measures 10x10x10cm was co-developed by the Vietnam Space Technology Institute and Tokyo University.

PicoDragon is tested in space environment. (Photo: vnsc.org.vn)

After entering orbit in October, it will capture images of the Earth and conduct communications experiments using amateur radio devices.