Sentrang 1

The Sentrang 1 (Quenminese: Sen trắng Một; Designation Index: SENTRA-1) is an orbital carrier rocket manufactured in Quenmin; it is also the very first rocket of the Sentrang rocket family, and of the country itself.

History

On December 12, 1981, ten days after the development of the My Xuyen Satellite Launch Center, the QNCD, along with a selected number of research students and professors, planned out the design of the rocket. With the assistance of the Royal Quenminese Air Force and Uong Xuyen Heavy Industries, the rocket was manufactured in the course of eight months.

Subsequently, on August 16, 1982, the Sentrang 1 rocket carrying the Hoang Khanh 1 satellite was successfully launched into space at 5:00 PM. From that day on, the rocket class served the QNCD for over two years.

Date and Time (QST)	Launch Site	Payload	Orbit	Functionality	Outcome	Notes
16 August 1982, 6:00 PM	My Xuyen Satellite Launch Center	Hoang Khanh 1	LEO	Test Satellite	Success	First satellite launched by Quenmin
19 July 1983, 3:00 PM	My Xuyen Satellite Launch Center	Hoang Khanh 2	LEO		Success
21 September 1984, 4:13 PM	My Xuyen Satellite Launch Center	Hoang Khanh 3	LEO		Partial Failure