Study on Present Status and Future Plan on Vietnam’s Optical Earth Observation Satellite for Disaster and Climate Change Countermeasure Final Report February 2018 METI Study Team PADECO Co., Ltd Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan Japan Space Systems NEC Corporation Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. Japan Space Forum Study on Present Status and Future Plan on Vietnam’s Optical Earth Observation Satellite for Disaster and Climate Change Countermeasure Final Report Table of Contents Chapter 1 Study Background, Objectives and Scope 1.1 Background and Objectives ................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.2 Objectives ................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 Content and Method of Study ............................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.1 Present Status and Agenda on Vietnam’s Disaster and Climate Change .................... 1-3 1.2.2 Actual Utilization Status of Optical and Radar Satellite in Vietnam. ......................... 1-3 1.2.3 Preparation of Long Range Master Plan for Vietnam’s Satellite Remote Sensing ..... 1-3 1.2.4 Study on Next Generation Optical Satellite for Vietnam ............................................ 1-3 1.2.5 Study on Japan’s Investment and Loan Scheme. ........................................................ 1-4 1.2.6 Workshop .................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.3 Study Schedule and Organization ....................................................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2 Present Status and Future Trend of World Remote Sensing 2.1 Typical Earth Observation Satellite of the World ................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Present and Future Trend of Remote Sensing of the World ................................................ 2-4 2.2.1 Continuation of Satellite Data Service ....................................................................... 2-4 2.2.2 Development in International Cooperation................................................................. 2-4 2.2.3 Open and Free Data is Becoming Available ............................................................... 2-5 2.2.4 Establishment of Common Data Platform .................................................................. 2-5 2.2.5 Emerging New Space Companies............................................................................... 2-5 2.2.6 Development of Microsatellite ................................................................................... 2-6 Chapter 3 Current Status and Agenda of Remote Sensing in Vietnam 3.1 State of Utilization and Issues per Application (Natural Disaster, Disaster Prevention, Climate Change Forest Preservation, Agricultural Land Management, Land Use, Urban Development, etc.) ............................. 3-3 3.1.1 Summary of Hearing Result from Relative Agency/University ................................. 3-3 3.1.2 Result of Survey ......................................................................................................... 3-5 3.2 VNREDSat-1 System Operation, Achievement and Example of Utilization .................... 3-37 3.2.1 Outline and Plan of Receiving Station ...................................................................... 3-37 3.2.2 Facilities and Operation of Receiving Station .......................................................... 3-37 3.2.3 Data Distribution ...................................................................................................... 3-40 3.2.4 Data Provision and Service of Receiving Station ..................................................... 3-41 3.2.5 Application ............................................................................................................... 3-41 3.3 Current Situation of Remote Sensing Data Platform and Database .................................. 3-43 3.3.1 System of Agency ..................................................................................................... 3-43 i Study on Present Status and Future Plan on Vietnam’s Optical Earth Observation Satellite for Disaster and Climate Change Countermeasure Final Report Chapter 4 Study of Introducing a Future Type Optical Earth Observation Satellite System 4.1 The Application Fields which should be Aimed at as Future Type Based on the Present Situation ....................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1.2 The Application Field for “Constant Collection of High Resolution Optical Observation” ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.3 Application Field for Oceanographic Observation ..................................................... 4-4 4.1.4 Application Field for “Capacity Building of Internal Manpower in Space Field” ..... 4-8 4.2 Examination of Observation Spectrum, Frequency, Resolution and Swath ........................ 4-9 4.2.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 4-9 4.2.2 Frequency ................................................................................................................. 4-12 4.2.3 Resolution ................................................................................................................. 4-14 Chapter 5 Structure and Specification of Next Optical Satellite and Ground Facilities 5.1 Conceptual Design on the Future Type Optical Earth Observation Satellite ...................... 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements .............................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Satellite Conceptual Design ........................................................................................ 5-2 5.2 Function, Performance Outline and Main Specification Necessary for Optical Earth Observation Sensor .................................................................................................... 5-4 5.2.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3 Performance and Specification of Satellite System ............................................................ 5-6 5.3.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 5-6 5.3.2 Reliability Design ....................................................................................................... 5-9 5.4 Ground System Diagram ................................................................................................... 5-10 5.4.1 Important Concepts ................................................................................................... 5-10 5.4.2 Overview .................................................................................................................. 5-11 5.4.3 Ground Station .......................................................................................................... 5-11 5.4.4 Satellite Operation Center......................................................................................... 5-12 5.4.5 Mission Data Utilization Center ............................................................................... 5-12 5.5 Compatibility with Other Systems .................................................................................... 5-14 5.5.1 One-Stop Service for Catalog Service ...................................................................... 5-14 5.5.2 Catalog Data Format ................................................................................................. 5-14 5.6 Study on the Potential of the Electronic Equipment Industry in Vietnam ........................ 5-15 5.6.1 Overview .................................................................................................................. 5-15 5.6.2 Preliminary Research ................................................................................................ 5-15 5.6.3 In Situ Survey ........................................................................................................... 5-18 5.6.4 Summary and Reflection on the Potential of the Vietnamese Electronic Equipment Industry ................................................................................................ 5-24 ii Study on Present Status and Future Plan on Vietnam’s Optical Earth Observation Satellite for Disaster and Climate Change Countermeasure Final Report 5.7 Capacity Development (CD) Plan for Earth Observation (EO) Satellites Development & Utilization ............................................................................................... 5-27 5.7.1 Purpose of CD and Expected Outputs ...................................................................... 5-27 5.7.2 Cooperation of Industry-Academic-Government / Management Consolidation in Framework Designing of Capability Building ................................................... 5-30 5.7.3 Capacity Building for “Made in Vietnam” ..............................................................