Slovenia plans on launching two satellites into space: They will record Earth from the altitude of 600 kilometers

The Slovenian government announced that it has approved the initial funds to launch the first two satellites projected in Slovenia that should be sent to space in the first half of next year by the Vega rocket, by company Arianespace.

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It is a microsatellite Nemo HD which was developed by Slovenian engineers, and it was 85% funded by EU, and 15 % by the state budget. The satellite weighing 65 kilos, which will record earth from the altitude of 600 kilometers, will be an addition to the European system Copernicus, with its own source of data for the needs of urban planning, ecology, agriculture, forestry, and transport, Hina reports.

The government provided EUR 830,000 for the project of its financing and launch, and the costs will amount to 2.3 million euros from preparations to the launch, within the program of the European Space Agency (ESA). 

Two years ago, Slovenia became an associate member of the ESA, and also applied for permanent membership.

In addition to the Nemo HD microsatellite, Slovenia will also launch the Vega rocket into space with the nanosatellite Trisat, weighing only 4.4 kilos. It will record the Eart based on the multispectral image acquisition and short-wave infrared spectrum and should be in use for at least two years.

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(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)