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.
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)

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

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