First Slovenian satellites successfully deployed in space

Kourou, 3 September - Following a number of cancellations due to poor weather, the launch of Slovenia's first satellites, Trisat and Nemo HD, as part of a project by the European space company Arianespace, was successfully executed this morning.

Kourou, French Guiana The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch, carrying several satellites, including Slovenian satellites Nemo HD and Trisat. Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) File photo

Kourou, French Guiana
The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch, carrying several satellites, including Slovenian satellites Nemo HD and Trisat.
Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI)
File photo

Kourou, French Guiana The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch. Head of the Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) Tomaž Rodič. Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI)

Kourou, French Guiana
The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch.
Head of the Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) Tomaž Rodič.
Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI)

Kourou, French Guiana The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch. Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI)

Kourou, French Guiana
The Vega rocket being prepared for the space launch.
Photo: The Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI)

Ljubljana Slovenia's satellite Nemo HD. Photo: SPACE-SI

Ljubljana
Slovenia's satellite Nemo HD.
Photo: SPACE-SI

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