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Ioannis Karagiorgas

Hyperion GR-1 enters orbit: A new step for Greece's space programme

With the successful launch of Hyperion GR-1, Greece has taken another step in developing its national space infrastructure. The first Greek optical microsatellite of the National Microsatellite Programme was placed into orbit around the Earth on Tuesday 7 July, following a launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a SpaceX rocket.

Hyperion GR-1 marks the start of the deployment of a constellation of seven optical microsatellites, which are being built in Greece by Open Cosmos Aegean.

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