Vietnam Licenses SpaceX's Starlink for Satellite Internet Trials
Latest Tanzania technology news · Vietnam Licenses SpaceX's Starlink for Satellite Intern… explained · updated Aug 11, 2026 · tech news · innovation · digital
TLDR
- VinSpace was established in November 2025 by Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest privately-owned conglomerate.
- The satellites will fly aboard a 2027 mission under SpaceX‘s Transporter rideshare program, which allows multiple customers to share the same rocket and split satellite launch costs.
- It launched its first telecommunications satellite in 2008 and a second in 2012.
- The government has set a goal of becoming a mid-level space power in Southeast Asia by 2030, with satellite technology seen as part of a wider drive to develop high-tech industries.
- Vietnam‘s only private space company on Tuesday signed a deal with SpaceX to launch its first satellites into orbit next year.