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THE FIRST SATELLITE MADE IN MONACO HAS BEEN LAUNCHED
EVER MONACO 2020 REAWAKENED THE MONEGASQUE ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN TODAY ’ S HARD TIMES
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THE FIRST SATELLITE MADE IN MONACO HAS BEEN LAUNCHED

The first nanosatellite made in the Principality

of Monaco , OSM-1 CICERO was successfully placed on a polar orbit at 530 km altitude by Arianespace ’ s Vega launcher ( VV16 ) from the space centre in Kourou ( French Guyana ) on September 2nd at 22:51 UTC -3 local time , i . e . 03:51 CET on September 3rd . Produced in the laboratory of Monaco ’ s start-up Orbital Solutions – Monaco , this nanosatellite weighing 10 kg and measuring 20 × 10 × 30 cm will orbit the earth every 90 minutes . Fitted with a miniature , highly sophisticated instrument originally conceived at JPL / NASA , the satellite will collect important weather / climate data by means of a radio occultation technique .

EVER MONACO 2020 REAWAKENED THE MONEGASQUE ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN TODAY ’ S HARD TIMES

EVER Monaco 2020 , sponsored by the Prince Albert II of

Monaco Foundation and the Gouvernement Princier , reaffirmed its character as an iconic showroom and forum on ecological vehicles and renewable energies , bringing to the fore the latest technological innovations and knowledge . The threeday open event was held at the Grimaldi Forum from the 10th until the 12th September 2020 . The official visit to the exhibit took
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The Sovereign Prince being shown Monaco ’ s new electric police car
place in the presence of the Sovereign Prince and a relevant delegation from the highest authorities . To celebrate its 130th anniversary , SMEG , the major Monegasque electricity and gas company , invited H . S . H . Prince Albert II of Monaco to put a signature on a special lecture podium that will be signed by all company employees , as a symbol of their environmentally-friendly joint commitment .
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The Sovereign Prince introduced to Ve-Zero total electric hot rod
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