Spacebel of Belgium on Jan. 20 formalized a longstanding contract with the Vietnamese government to build a 100-kilogram Earth observation satellite for launch in 2017. Valued at about 63 million euros ($85 million), the contract was signed in Hanoi with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology in the presence of both nations' deputy prime ministers. The agreement includes the training of Vietnamese engineers at Belgium's University of Liege in the reception and analysis of satellite imagery, and the satellite's operation for one year.
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