Magion 4: The first step of independent Czechia into Space

Name: Magion 4: The first step of independent Czechia into Space
Uploaded: 2025-08-08T11:18:08+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Exactly 30 years ago, the newly independent Czech Republic launched its first satellite, Magion 4, into space. It lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, joining the historic line of Czechoslovak satellites. The Magion 4 satellite was launched on August 3, 1995, as part of the international INTERBALL scientific mission. See more here.

Photo: Ústav fyziky atmosféry AV ČR

Exactly 30 years ago, the newly independent Czech Republic launched its first satellite, Magion 4, into space. It lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, joining the historic line of Czechoslovak satellites.

The Magion 4 satellite was launched on August 3, 1995, as part of the international INTERBALL scientific mission.

See more here.