# PicoDragon

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**Wikidata**: [Q15261054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15261054)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PicoDragon)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/picodragon

## Summary
PicoDragon is a Vietnamese CubeSat and technology-demonstration artificial satellite launched on 2013-08-03. It was carried to orbit by an H-IIB launch vehicle and is identified in catalogs by COSPAR ID 1998-067DB.

## Key Facts
- PicoDragon is an artificial satellite classified as a CubeSat and a technology demonstration spacecraft.
- Country of origin: Vietnam.
- Launch date: 2013-08-03.
- Launch vehicle: H-IIB.
- COSPAR ID: 1998-067DB.
- Alias: PICODRAGON.
- scn (catalog) value: 39413.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12pgd56yv.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "39413"].
- Wikimedia image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ISS-38_Nanosatellites_deployment_(b).jpg.

## FAQs
### Q: What is PicoDragon?
A: PicoDragon is a Vietnamese CubeSat that served as a technology demonstration spacecraft and is classified as an artificial satellite.

### Q: When and how was PicoDragon launched?
A: PicoDragon was launched on 2013-08-03 aboard an H-IIB launch vehicle.

### Q: What identifier does PicoDragon have in international satellite catalogs?
A: PicoDragon is listed with the COSPAR ID 1998-067DB and has internal/catalog value 39413.

### Q: Are there alternative names or identifiers for PicoDragon?
A: Yes. An alias recorded for the satellite is PICODRAGON, and it appears in knowledge databases with IDs such as /g/12pgd56yv (Google) and Entity["Satellite","39413"] (Wolfram).

## Why It Matters
PicoDragon matters as an example of a national CubeSat program and as a technology-demonstration spacecraft from Vietnam. As a CubeSat, it represents the small-satellite form factor that lowers cost and barrier to entry for space experimentation, enabling teams to test hardware and software in orbit on a compact platform. As a technology demonstration mission, PicoDragon's purpose was to validate experimental or educational technologies in space, helping developers reduce risk before wider operational use. Its launch aboard a Japanese H-IIB vehicle on 2013-08-03 shows international launch partnership usage for small satellites and provides a concrete data point in catalogues (COSPAR ID 1998-067DB) used by operators and researchers. For anyone tracking national space activity, small-satellite development, or CubeSat missions, PicoDragon is a verifiable example of Vietnam participating in the global small-satellite ecosystem.

## Notable For
- Being a Vietnamese CubeSat listed as a technology demonstration spacecraft.
- Launched on 2013-08-03 aboard an H-IIB launch vehicle.
- Cataloged internationally with COSPAR ID 1998-067DB and internal identifier 39413.
- Recorded in major knowledge systems (Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: PicoDragon (alias: PICODRAGON).
- Instance types: CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft, artificial satellite.
- Country: Vietnam.
- Purpose category: technology demonstration (spacecraft used to demonstrate experimental technologies).

### Launch and mission event
- Launch date: 2013-08-03.
- Significant event: rocket launch on 2013-08-03.
- Launch vehicle: H-IIB.

### Identifiers and catalog entries
- COSPAR ID: 1998-067DB.
- scn (catalog) value: 39413.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12pgd56yv.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "39413"].

### Media and references
- Representative image link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ISS-38_Nanosatellites_deployment_(b).jpg
- Wikipedia title: PicoDragon.
- Available Wikipedia language pages: de, en, id, pl, vi.

### Classification context
- CubeSat: miniaturized satellite composed of 10 cm cubic modules (classification listed).
- Technology demonstration spacecraft: spacecraft used to demonstrate experimental technologies (classification listed).
- Artificial satellite: human-made object placed into orbit (classification listed).

(Entry compiled only from the provided source material.)

## References

1. [PicoDragon. Gunter's Space Page](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/picodragon.htm)
2. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
3. Jonathan's Space Report