The first Montenegrin satellite "Luča" should be launched into space in April 2024, most likely from the "Vostochni" cosmodrome, which is located in the east of Russia, announced young Montenegrin innovators, on Friday, at the presentation of that project, Voice of America reports. .
"We plan to launch the satellite next year in April, but that does not depend on us, but on the provider. For now, the Vostochny cosmodrome is in circulation because the entire Soyuz mission is at that cosmodrome. There is also an alternative cosmodrome, Baikonur, in Kazakhstan, but as things stand now, the satellite will be launched from the Vostocni cosmodrome. Science, especially the space industry, is one of the few spheres that does not suffer the consequences of geopolitical events," Filip Jovićević, one of the three young innovators of the Montenegro Space Research organization, told Glas Amerika. , who launched the project to launch the first Montenegrin satellite.
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Jovićević also says that the implementation of the "Luča" project required around 220 euros, which, according to him, is not a large sum of money.
"The port will show the world that Montenegro is capable of keeping up with developed countries, with countries that invest a lot of money and effort in the development of science," he said.
Innovator and entrepreneur Nikola Perović said that Luča belongs to the category of small satellites, which will be launched to an altitude of 500-600 km, and which will spend two to three years in space.
The Minister of Science and Technological Development, Biljana Šćepanović, said that young innovators, such as representatives of the Montenegro Space Research organization, are proof that Montenegro has the capacity for large projects that connect countries.
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazović said that the government is committed to supporting this and similar projects and encouraged young innovators to work on new discoveries and projects.
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